SHADEN FAKIH: Comedy, Queerness & Solidarity | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #39

In this Sarde with Stand-up comedian Shaden Fakih, we had a blast discussing the following:
- Shaden’s latest interaction with Lebanese Law Enforcement
- Queerness, acceptance and the importance of family
- Palestine and its unique relationship to the Lebanese people
- Hezbollah and the perception of Resistance
- How we coped after the events of August 4th
بالهسردة المضحكة مع الكوميدية شادن فقيه حكينا عن:
- الاستدعاء الاخير لشادن من السلطة
- مجتمع الميم والتقبل وأهمية الأسرة
- فلسطين وعلاقة اللبناني بالقضية
- حزب الله ومفهوم المقاومة
- كيف تعاملنا مع أحداث ما بعد انفجار 4 آب
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.
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Edited by Dana Abdessamad
00:00 - Shaden’s interrogation
15:02 - PubG & coming out online
18:58 - Shaden’s parents background
24:17 - Being vocal about growing up with mental illness
26:51 - the importance of sharing with parents and siblings
31:38 - Coming out to her parents
39:54 - Finding God and conversion therapy
42:46 - Medea’s son and her gays friends
44:39 - Social media, Sandrine Atallah & online communities
49:49 - Medea is a MILF & strong women in the family
52:22 - Is it ok to say the L word?
53:44 - Shaden asks random people on the street about homosexuality
55:13 - Palest!ne & !srael
57:39 - Being born in Lebanon vs being born in France
58:09 - !srael’s narrative
59:44 - “Lebanon has more problems than Palestine”
1:03:42 - Diferentiating between regimes and the people
1:07:49 - Can you be with Palestine and be against Hezbollah?
1:10:09 - Israel was behind the Aug 4th blast
1:13:07 - The Spectrum of Good and Evil
1:15:35 - Shaden forgets Mouin’s name
1:16:32 - August 4th and the aftermath
1:31:33 - Is there hope?