Ramy: culture-clash comedy with a deeper message

Its protagonist might be hapless, but Ramy Youssef’s series about Muslim-American life – now airing in the UK – offers a smart portrait of immigrant families, Islam and disability In the opening episode of Ramy, the titular character – a young Egyptian-American, played by Ramy Youssef – is adrift. He visits a mosque to pray, but is told that he hasn’t washed enough. (“Dirt in your toe is dirt in your heart,” a fellow attender tells him.) He goes to