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 ...

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 ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The comedian who made his name on the “Axis of Evil Comedy Tour” made one thing clear when he opened a recent set at Michigan State University: “Tonight, it’s not Islam 101.

1 Review Roundup: Star-Studded THE WILD PARTY Opens At City Center 2 Photos: THE WILD PARTY At City Center- First Look 3 Photos: THE WILD PARTY Opens at City Center The New York Arab American Comedy ...

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 ...

The New York Arab American Comedy Festival is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour to 5 of the most prestigious performance venues in the US. For two decades, the festival has upheld ...

Get ready, Dubai! The stage is set for laughter, culture, and chaos as "My One & Only", a sharp-witted comedy by Im Hussein and the Ajyal Theatrical Group, lands at the Zabeel Theatre on May 14 and ...

When comedians took the stage at the first New York Arab American Comedy Festival in 2003, they skewered anti-Arab tropes, airport security and library book surveillance, using jokes to dispel hate ...

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 ...

The New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which was co-created in 2003 by comedians Maysoon Zayid and Dean Obeidallah--is celebrating its 20th anniversary by taking the show to the city by the Bay!

Arab-Muslim stand-up comedy is flourishing more than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. While comics like Obeidallah, Ahmed Ahmed and Amer Zahr differ on approach – and there are ...