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Maysoon Zayid

Pathbreakers of Arab America: Maysoon Zayid

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This is the twenty-second in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes about our twenty-second pathbreaker Maysoon Zayid. Born in New Jersey with cerebral palsy in 1974 to immigrant Palestinian Muslim Arab parents, Maysoon is a comedian, actress, writer, and disability advocate. She has faced numerous obstacles from disability discrimination and distrust over her Palestinian Arab ethnicity. The New Arab news source describes her perfectly as “a shining example of Arab American excellence.”

March is National Women’s History Month

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By Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer Women, of course, have been around since the beginning. Without women, humans would cease to exist. Everything about them was created to give and sustain life. To nurture. But women are more than just mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters. They are the strong foundation upon which civilization … Continued

Female, Muslim, Disabled: How This Comedian Keeps The Laughter Alive

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By: James Watkins Source: OZY.com If there were an “Oppression Olympics,” Maysoon Zayid would be a gold medalist, she says in her hugely popular TED Talk. After all, she’s a disabled Palestinian Muslim woman … from New Jersey. Appearing at OZY Fest 2017 in New York City’s Central Park to discuss disability and inclusion on … Continued

Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?

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WFSU.COM About Maysoon Zayid’s TED Talk Maysoon Zayid teases herself for all the ways she’s different: she has cerebral palsy, she’s Muslim, she’s Palestinian. By making us laugh at it, she gets us to think about acceptance. About Maysoon Zayid Maysoon Zayid is a writer, actor and comedian. She co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy … Continued

Arab and Muslim Comics in a Mordant Act of ‘Resistance’

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By Sopan Deb The New York Times “Look at how many brown people are here!” Dean Obeidallah said to cheers after taking the stage Sunday at the Comic Strip Live, a comedy club on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The Muslim stand-up performer, one of several on the bill that night, looked both jubilant … Continued

10 Arab American Comedians That’ll Make You LOL

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By Samar Marwan Scoop Empire Arab Americans have suffered through a lot – racism, hardships, white people’s pronunciation of falafel, but despite it all they’ve learned to laugh at their misery. Here are 10 Arab American comedians that’ll have you laughing your ass off. Mo Amer A personal favorite of Dave Chappelle, Mo Amer has … Continued

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