#muslimcomedy

This article focuses on two famous Muslim-American comedians who use performing arts to breakdown stereotypes that Americans have about Muslims. These two are just a few comedians leading the charge against the recent “Islamophobia” in the US even over a decade after 9/11. 

I find this article important and thought provoking because it is centered around an issue that is very much in the back of many Americans’ minds when they interact with Muslims in the United States, which is the issue of ‘Islamophobia’ that rose after the attacks on September 11th. Comedians like the ones discussed flip the issue around, breaking down negative stereotypes of Muslims through performance, in this case stand-up comedy.