{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\u2018The Immigrant Dilemma\u2019 - Yasmin Elhady on Muslim Matchmaking, Comedy, and Looking Different","description":"Since the launch of \u2018We\u2019re Not Kidding\u2019, Mehdi has sat down with some of the most multi-talented multi-hyphenates working in entertainment and media. But few wear as many caps as this week\u2019s guest co-host,&amp;nbsp;Yasmin Elhady \u2014 a Libyan-Egyptian-American standup comedian, lawyer, and co-host of the popular Hulu TV series \u2018Muslim Matchmaker\u2019. But before she was a famous TV host, Yasmin tells Mehdi about her experience as a Muslim immigrant growing up in Alabama and the bullying she encountered. Mehdi and Yasmin also discuss the ways in which Muslim representation in American culture has gotten better over the last several decades, but how there\u2019s still room for improvement. As the co-host of the TV series \u2018Muslim Matchmaker\u2019, Yasmin tells Mehdi how important getting the opportunity to show a different side of Muslim life meant to her. Yasmin also explains to Mehdi why she chose the dual path of lawyer and comedian, how her matchmaking career began with finding a wife for her brother, why she thinks Colonel Gaddafi was the \u201cgayest dictator who\u2019s not gay\u201d and whether Mehdi bears a resemblance to the 1980s-era McDonald\u2019s mascot, The Hamburglar.&amp;nbsp; SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https:\/\/zeteo.com\/subscribe WATCH, LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO \u2018WE\u2019RE NOT KIDDING\u2019 ON SUBSTACK: https:\/\/zeteo.com\/s\/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeteo_news Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zeteonews TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https:\/\/substack.com\/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mehdirhasan FIND YASMIN: Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yasminelhahahady\/ TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@yasmin_elhady CREDITS: Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan Guest Host: Yasmin Elhady Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello Music: Andy Clausen Design: Alicia Tatone Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali ","author_name":"We\u2019re Not Kidding with Mehdi &amp; Friends","author_url":"https:\/\/zeteo.com\/s\/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40043860\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198383875"}