Comedian Fights Extremism
British-Muslim comedian Humza Arshad has had the younger generation’s ear with his popular Youtube videos but is now helping fight extremism. As he says, “a lot of young kids were being brainwashed by … [Read more...]
Bassem Youssef Makes It In America
Known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” comedian Bassem Youssef satirical television show once drew an astonishing 40 million viewers and was must watch television in Egypt, but last year he chose to end his … [Read more...]
Aasif Mandvi on 9-11, We Must Escape The “Good Guy, Bad Guy” Mentality
In this insightful interview, actor and social-commentator Aasif Mandvi, talks about his recollections during 9-11, living in Manhattan as a young actor and balancing the mediocrity of attempting to … [Read more...]
Guess Who Sat Next To Eric Trump On A Long Flight…
Guess who Eric Trump was seated next to on a flight to Scotland? No, not Chelsea Clinton but someone almost as, um, interesting -- comedian Mo Amer, an American comedian and writer of Palestinian … [Read more...]
Comedian Shazia Mirza Is Not Shying Away From Politics In Her New Act
Comedian Shazia Mirza says her new show, “The Kardashians Made Me Do It,” was inspired by last year’s headline story of the British High School girls who attempted to join ISIS. The title was taken … [Read more...]
Comedian Aasif Mandvi On Becoming “Muslim-ish”
In this personal account, comedian Aasif Mandvi talks about how he went from being a secular Muslim to, um, a secular Muslim but understanding his faith a bit more as the token Muslim on Jon Stewart’s … [Read more...]
Comedian Nadirah Pierre and the Black Muslim experience…
According to Religion News Service, Nadirah Pierre represents a new generation of Muslim comedians in America who have found their voice through social media. With more than 80,000 Instagram … [Read more...]
Fighting Anti-Muslim Posters With Humor – So There!
In response to anti-Muslim posters popping up in subways and bus stations throughout the country, a crafty person who just happened to be Muslim (ahem, comedian and commentator Dean Obeidallah) … [Read more...]
Technology Comes to Mecca
Social media and the Muslim community go hand-in-hand, even when it comes to the sacred Hajj pilgrimage. … [Read more...]
With Islamophobia, Comes Change
In a complete turn around, an Islamphobic politician from the Netherlands, Arnoud Van Doorn, has converted to Islam. He studied the religion following a film he made depicting it in a negative light. … [Read more...]
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