Mo

مو

Mo Amer's Netflix series about a Palestinian Muslim refugee in Houston navigating asylum, family and faith — one of the first US series centred on a Palestinian Muslim lead.

Depth

At a glance

Identifiers
Wikidataimdbelcinema
Review
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Refugees, migrants and diasporaMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleFamily, marriage and kinship

Screening Room

Format
Series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
US
Languages
en (original) · ar (original)
Approach
comedy
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
Moمو

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

"Mo" is a comedy series released in 2022, produced in the United States, directed by Solvan Naim. Its leading performers include Mo Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Omar Elba, Cherien Dabis and None. A Netflix series by Mo Amer about a Palestinian Muslim refugee in Houston who tries to reunite his family and win citizenship; one of the first American works to cast a Palestinian Muslim as a hero. 1 2

Context and reception

The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.

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Features
Mohammed Amer· Teresa Ruiz· Omar Elba· Cherien Dabis· Tobe Nwigwe· Lee Eddy
Directed by
Solvan Naim
Broadcast by
Netflix

People and things also explored

Brick Lane· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Judham· Kinda· Tayy· Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya· Jafna ibn Amr

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “Mo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/mu-2022/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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