Allah Made Me Funny, the world’s funniest Muslim comedy show is back in town for a one off performance at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. The stand up comedy show consists of three of the America’s funniest comedian’s who will deliver one …
Posted in Announcements, Entertainment, Fun Stuff, Humor | Leave a commentShaaban Abdel-Rahim Praises Al-Zaidi Shabulla’s new song You’re Useless mocks Bush and the infamous shoe incident, as Egypt’s infamous folk singer salutes the Arab world’s newest folk hero. It’s somehow strangely fitting….that the comedic singer who is both widely ridiculed …
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Egypt, Entertainment, General, Humor, Music | 5 Comments21 questions: 1) Will Saudi Arabia ever acknowledge the term “Minimum Wage”? 2) Who came up with the color coding of genders? White thobes for men, and “black” Abaya (robe) for women? 3) Why is (Saudi) Arabia one of the …
Posted in Arabs, Culture, Demonstrations, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Middle East, Nationalism, Saudi Arabia, Women | 4 CommentsThis comic is inspired by the Kurdish youth who have been harrassed and charged in Turkey simply for singing a song in the Kurdish language. You can read more about the Kurdish case at our upcoming site, which is currently …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Civil Rights, Current Events, Humor, Kurdistan, Kurds, Media, Society, Turkey, Youth | 6 CommentsA wise person once said “Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine”. And it is with that spirit that president Ahmadinejad announced his new reform policies, in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for …
Posted in Humor, Iran, Politics, Satire, Videos | 11 CommentsSo, you heard about the Dunkin Donut ad in which the TV cooking show host Rachael Ray wears a Keffiyeh, a traditional muslim head dress and tons of bloggers went nuts because they think that she was making a statement …
Posted in Awareness, Events, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Islamophobia, Terrorism | 16 CommentsI can take criticism. I get it all the time. But what does push me to respond is when the critics resorts to distortions and lies to make their point. One such criticism focused on the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour by …
Posted in Arab Americans, Arab Christians, Entertainment, Ethics, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Islam, Israel, Media, Palestine, Taboos | 13 CommentsHere is comic number three! This one was written by Ali, from Bahrain.
I still need more submissions from people! Please please click on the “submit your story” button on the comics page and send me yours! Remember, it can be about almost anything and there are no restrictions in terms of where you’re from. Don’t be shy and don’t make the mistake of thinking your stories are boring. I guarantee they are not! And you can also submit the story of a friend or relative (as long as its not an invasion of privacy). The more stories I get, the more comics I can post here so do it now!
Posted in Bahrain, Fun Stuff, Humor, Middle East, Society | 4 CommentsA little rusty after 18 years of censorship. The interview with Ahmad Mansour on بلا حدود was ostensibly about the regulations recently drawn up by Arab Information Ministers to regulate, censor and otherwise muzzle unruly satellite channels which often wound …
Posted in Arabs, Censorship, Egypt, Entertainment, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Interviews, Media, Middle East, Morocco, Satire | 2 CommentsA few days ago there was a rerun of that special edition of The Fabulous Picture Show which featured, in its 20 minute entirety, Ari Sandel’s award-winning short the West Bank Story. This is the first time I watch it, …
Posted in Arabs, Entertainment, Film, General, Humor, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Terrorism | 5 Comments