A week ago I went to Mohamlet by Hakim Traida.

Mohamlet is a fairly autobiographical show by Hakim which recounts the story of how he came to Holland from Algeria 20 years ago.

I first met Hakim about two years ago when my daughter and I went to see one of his shows for children in De Krakeling children's theater. Hakim is well-known in Holland from his appearances in Sesame Street. In fact so much so that he complains that everywhere he is "Hakim from the Sesame Street" or just "that man from Sesame Street". Children love him - there is something deeply human about him.

I saw the first version of Hakim's show for adults in the Cosmic Theater in Amsterdam, which specializes in "multi-cultural" productions. Last week's performance was in the Kleine Komedie and was almost sold out. There was something more intimate about the first performance - something less rehearsed, more honest and more emotionally raw. Although Hakim's show is basically humorous, there is something deeply moving about it because a lot of his story is about the reality of being a North African with a Dutch passport living in The Netherlands.

He makes jokes about the fact that even though he has a Dutch passport, the immigration authorities always make a big fuss and check everything at the airport. The feeling of automatically being a suspect since September the 11th. He also talks about his memories of his youth in Algeria (then a French colony), his toothless grandmother who baked bread and his grandfather's words of wisdom.

In the end he is very successful at reminding us all that we are all human beings, even after 9/11.