The show is supported financially by various non-governmental organisations and Abou Abdallah acts as the co-chief executive officer along with her colleague, Rana Askoul. Abou Abdallah recalls seeing a lot of misogyny in local comedy and she decided to fight back with the same tools. One segment, she will be Maria the presenter, but the next, she might also be an older Arab woman or an Arab man with a moustache. “We have different problems from the West, but we have common problems in the Arab world,” Abou Abdallah explains. The show actually also gets a lot of positive feedback from men, Abou Abdallah confirms.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 31, 2023 09:39 UTC