Mia Khalifa (born 1993) is an influencer, webcam model and former porn star
Shortly after her family leaves conflict-torn Lebanon for the United States, the 9/11 attacks occur. The terrorist attack will be the start of a period of increased xenophobia and mistrust towards people with roots in the Middle East. For young Mia Khalifa, who is already bullied for her overweight and glasses, this adds to the feeling of alienation in her new homeland.
The twist comes during her time in college. After losing weight and increasing her breasts, Mia suddenly becomes the object of men’s desire. When a strange man arrives in town and offers her a job as a nude model, she sees her chance. Just a few weeks later, Mia appears in her first adult film.
P3 ID about Mia Khalifa is a story about porn, politics and religion. It is also about the internet as a point of shame, about double standards, power relations and trying to start over.
The episode includes Nora Adin Fares, reporter at Dagens Nyheter.
Program manager: Carl-Johan Ulvenäs
Episode creator and reporter: Hateff Mousaviyan
Producer: Carl-Johan Ulvenäs
Technician: Fredrik Nilsson
The episode was produced in 2023 by Studio Olga
The sound clips in the program are taken from: BBC, BangBros, Sveriges Radio, National Geographic, Girlboss Radio, Evie Magazine, Complex, Ziwe, TMZ, Megan Abbot, as well as Mia Khalifa’s accounts on TikTok, Youtube and Instagram.
Source: ICELAND NEWS