Most ethnic groups get their own month to celebrate their culture. What do Arab-Americans get? “Orange alert,” jokes comedian Dean Obeidallah. An American born in New Jersey to a Palestinian father ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Young Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh in 2013 posted a satirical video on YouTube titled “No Woman, No Drive,” set to Bob Marley’s ...
Comedian Maysoon Zayid performs onstage at the Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival. (Photo courtesy of Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival) In the 2006 film Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, Albert Brooks ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from ‘Bella.’ (photo credit: Vered Adir/Courtesy United King Films) A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to ...
On its 20th anniversary, organizers look back on a tradition that has frequently coincided with painful news events. By Christopher Kuo In 2003, with the Iraq War underway and a wave of anti-Arab ...
For Palestinian American comedian Maysoon Zayid, making slightly inappropriate jokes has always been the way she copes. “The doctor who delivered me was drunk,” she said in an interview, joking about ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The New York Arab American Comedy Festival (NYAACF) is celebrating its 20th ...
Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment has added a new string to its bow to come on board as a producer on Lebanese comedian John Achkar's one-night performance of his show Tryin' at famed the ...
Young Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh in 2013 posted a satirical video on YouTube titled “No Woman, No Drive,” set to Bob Marley’s iconic song “No Woman, No Cry.” Within days, it got 13 million hits, ...