As Yusra Najjar (played by Farah Bseiso) sat by the water's edge on a humid Texas day, you could tell her mind was elsewhere. In a moment that perhaps feels achingly familiar to some viewers, she confides in her daughter that she can’t look away from the news. Another tragedy in Palestine, more violence, more devastation unfolding in real time on her phone.
What follows is one of the most poignant scenes of Mo Season 2, the latest instalment of the Netflix comedy series, which follows the lives of a Palestinian refugee family navigating the complexities of life while awaiting asylum in the U.S.
