Hussein Kaouk is an actor and stand-up comedian.
Mohamad Dayekh is a writer, playwright, and actor.
After more than a decade of working together in Theater, Television and Cinema, they have been the subject of praise and accusations for depicting the reality in their predominantly Shiia neighborhoods.
The latest accusation being “Leaders of the smear campaign against the resistance” by Al Akhbar Newspaper.

In this Sarde, we discussed the following:
• The hate campaign against Kaouk
• How the Shiite duo started
• Traditional Media versus the Pulse Of The Street
• How different sects view each other
• The dangers of radicalization in echo chambers
• The need to depict society through performance arts
• False sectarian stereotypes
• Why Muslims cannot rent in the Christian neighborhood of Hadath
• How religious indoctrination took over neighborhoods



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Chapters
00:00 - Intro to Dayekh and Kaouk
01:48 - Al Akhbar campaign against Hussein Kaouk
09:05 - When the duo faced the author of the Al Akhbar article
13:40 - How did their community react to the comedy sketches?
15:22 - How the duo met and how they started: Theatre
21:20 - How were the characters of Ali Ali Alawiyeh and Abu Hmed created?
24:02 - Stigma around being an artist in the Muslim community
30:01 - Power dynamic and support of Dayekh’s parents
33:10 - Were the two ever attacked in their living areas?
40:48 - Radicalized Shia may be more dangerous to Hezbollah than Israel
45:00 - Simplicity vs. Poverty (While shooting their movie in Ouzai)
48:21 - The sickness of commercial films
56:00 - Classism exists in all parts of society
59:37 - How Dayekh helps Kaouk in his comedic sketches
01:03:52 - “Democratization” of comedy through social media
01:06:08 - Muslims do not have the right to rent houses in Hadath
01:10:59 - Stereotyping and political-correctness
01:15:56 - Dayekh’s play “La3alla w 3asa”
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Executive Producer Jad Banjarian
Edited by Dana Abdessamad
Translated by Elodie Finestres
Subtitling by Image Production House
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Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.
The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.

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