{{Short description|Swedish comedian (born 1987)}} thumb|Soran Ismail in November 2016 '''Soran Ismail''' (born December 3, 1987, in Iran), is a Swedish Kurdish comedian, TV personality and author of Kurdish descent who as an immigrant grew up in Knivsta, Uppsala County and lived most of his life in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thelocal.se/20121122/44590| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306021441/http://www.thelocal.se/20121122/44590| archive-date = 2014-03-06| title = Comedian Soran Ismail: 'Someone's gotta laugh' - The Local}} </ref> He is well known for his participation in several TV and radio shows with a humour profile and has toured Sweden together with Magnus Betnér with a show called ''En skam för Sverige'' (''A Shame for Sweden'').<ref>[https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/scen/ismail-och-betner-aker-pa-turne-med-en-skam-for-sverige-2/ Ismail och Betnér åker på turné med ”En skam för Sverige 2”], Dagens Nyheter, April 5, 2016</ref> His various television projects include the documentary ''Absolut svensk'' (''Absolutely Swedish'') where he examines ethnic identity and every day racism in Sweden.<ref>[https://www.svt.se/absolut-svensk/ Absolut svensk Samhällsprogram med Soran Ismail”], Sveriges television, 2015</ref> This is also the title of his book released in 2017 (''Absolut svensk : en ID-handling'').<ref>[https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/bokrecensioner/bokrecension-soran-ismail-om-rasisten-i-oss-alla/ Bokrecension: Soran Ismail om rasisten i oss alla”], Dagens Nyheter, September 21, 2017</ref>
==Iron pipe scandal==
One late night in 2010, Ismail was filmed by Kent Ekeroth when arguing in the street with Ekeroth and two other high-profile members of the Sweden Democrats in an incident known as the iron pipe scandal. In November 2012, the video was leaked to the newspaper ''Expressen'', and the video of the Sweden Democrats provoking Ismail caused such outrage that the latter (by then all members of the Swedish parliament) were forced to resign from their positions in the party. Chief Prosecutor Mats Åhlund also initiated a preliminary investigation concerning racial agitation charges.<ref>[http://www.thelocal.se/44478/20121117/ Police to probe shamed Sweden Democrats], Sweden edition of The Local, November 17, 2012</ref>
==Sexual harassment claims== In April 2021, an SVT documentary named ''Persona Non Grata'', meant to rehabilitate Ismail's image after he was accused in the height of the Swedish #MeToo movement of multiple accounts of sexual assault and rape in 2017, was criticized by victims and journalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samnytt.se/valdtagen-kvinna-rasar-efter-svts-hyllning-till-soran-ismail-det-ar-sa-smutsigt/|title=Utsatt kvinna rasar mot SVT:s hyllning till Soran Ismail: "Det är så smutsigt" » Samnytt|date=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/orattvisan-ar-fruktansvard-att-leva-med/|title = Hon har anmält Soran Ismail – berättar om SVT-filmen: Trauma| date=9 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/kvinna-som-anmalt-soran-ismail-jag-fick-ingen-forfragan-om-att-delta-i-svts-dokumentar/|title = Kvinna som anmält Soran Ismail: "Jag fick ingen förfrågan om att delta i SVT:s dokumentär"|date = 12 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/15/opinion/cissi-wallin-fredrik-virtanen-metoo-sweden.html|title = The Case That Killed #MeToo in Sweden| work=The New York Times | date=15 March 2022 | last1=Nordberg | first1=Jenny }}</ref>
==Private life== Soran Ismail has a daughter (born 2014) with a woman he has separated from.<ref>[https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article18913987.ab Soran Ismail ska bli pappa - och separerar], Aftonbladet, May 19, 2014</ref> In Sweden he is a high-profile Liverpool football club supporter.<ref>[https://nyheter24.se/sport/fotboll/625251-soran-ismail-det-finns-bara-ett-lag-for-mig Kändissupportern: "Det finns bara ett lag för mig"], Nyheter24, November 4, 2011</ref>
==Bibliography==
* ''Absolut svensk : en ID-handling'' (2017), {{ISBN|9789146233787}} <ref>[https://www.bonniersbokklubb.se/bocker/humor--underhallning/absolut-svensk-en-id-handling-soran-ismail/ Absolut svensk : en ID-handling”], Bonniers bokklubb, 2017</ref>
==TV and radio== *''Parlamentet'' - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *''Extra! Extra!'' - 2008 *Reklam för Nollrasismveckan på TV4 - 2008 *''Fredag hela veckan'' - 2008 *Pryo-elev på ''Vinnare V75'' live - Sommar/Höst 2009 *''Roast på Berns'' 2009 *''Raw Comedy Club'' 2009 *''VAKNA! med The Voice'' 2008 *''Morgonpasset'' 2010 *''Musikhjälpen'' 2010 *''Gustafsson 3 tr'' 2011 *''Sommar i P1'' 2012 *''Vinter i P1'' 2012 *''Persona Non Grata'' 2021 - Sveriges Television
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==External links== * {{Official website}}
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