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FREETHE MUSLIMS ARE COMING! EBOOK Arun Kundnani | 336 pages | 01 Jun 2015 | Verso Books | 9781781685587 | English | London, United Kingdom The Muslims Are Coming The Muslims Are Coming! (58) IMDb 1h 24min 13+ Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah lead an all-star Muslim comedy performing in big cities, small towns, liberal enclaves, conservative hotbeds, rural and everything in between to explore the issue of Islamophobia. The Muslims Are Coming! is a American comedy documentary film co-directed and co-starring Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah. It follows a team of Muslim-American comedians as they tour the American South and Southwest performing free stand-up comedy shows, and engaging in community activities, with an aim to "reach out to Middle America " and counter Islamophobia. “Based on several years of research and reportage, The Muslims are Coming! is an incisive critique of the repressive and surveillance-heavy methods of combatting homegrown terrorism utilized in both the US and UK.”. The Muslims Are Coming! A film by Negin Farsad & Dean Obeidallah Please help us finish this movie on Kickstarter! Check out our Face. THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING! follows a band of Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities, small towns, rural villages, and everything in between to combat Islamophobia! These Muzzies not only perform standup at each tour stop but create ridiculous interventions in unsuspecting town squares, like the ol' classic, "Ask a Muslim Booth.". The Muslims Are Coming! is a American comedy documentary film co-directed and co-starring Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah. It follows a team of Muslim-American comedians as they tour the American South and Southwest performing free stand-up comedy shows, and engaging in community activities, with an aim to "reach out to Middle America " and counter Islamophobia. A film by Negin Farsad & Dean Obeidallah Please help us finish this movie on Kickstarter! Check out our Face. The Muslims Are Coming! is a comedy documentary which follows a band of Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities, small towns, rural villages, and everything in between to combat. “Based on several years of research and reportage, The Muslims are Coming! is an incisive critique of the repressive and surveillance-heavy methods of combatting homegrown terrorism utilized in both the US and UK.”. Directed by Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah. With Lewis Black, Scott Blakeman, David Cross, Omar Elba. Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah lead an all-star Muslim comedy performing in big cities, small towns, liberal enclaves, conservative hotbeds, rural and everything in between to explore the issue of Islamophobia. The Muslims Are Coming! (58) IMDb 1h 24min 13+ Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah lead an all-star Muslim comedy performing in big cities, small towns, liberal enclaves, conservative hotbeds, rural and everything in between to explore the issue of Islamophobia. The Muslims are coming! For some Americans — those who support a travel ban, a wall along the Mexican border and increased restrictions on refugees, all while holding on to the ridiculous belief. https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4571265/normal_5fc42f0f356fd.pdf https://cdn.sqhk.co/richardhernandezdu/gjhiawf/gods-and-beasts-98.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4570272/normal_5fc4ad5ee4139.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4569165/normal_5fc489944d614.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4573929/normal_5fc3dde97a851.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4571343/normal_5fc55eca1cd04.pdf.

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'The Muslims Are Coming' Show Featuring Muslim-American Comics Hopes to Foster Laughs and Understanding
'The Muslims Are Coming' Show featuring Muslim-American comics hopes to foster laughs and understanding. By Scott Bernarde July 31, 2011 When the producers of “The Muslims are Coming!” were looking for venues for their tour of free comedy performances, Gwinnett County, particularly Lilburn, caught their eye. The satirical standup comedy tour, which features several top Muslim-American comics, aims to dispel “myths associated with Islamaphobia” in shows scheduled in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida, and later in Midwest states this fall. The tour comes to the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville on Aug. 9, beginning at 8 p.m. Reserve the free tickets here. Shows are scheduled in Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 5 and in Columbus, Ga., Aug. 6, before the Lawrenceville show, then in Birmingham, Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., afterward. Muslim-American comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah say the shows — and corresponding documentary by the same name — bring a message of understanding and open communication through laughter to the communities they visit. “It’s going to be funny for everyone. It’s not just for Muslims,” said Obeidallah in a phone interview last week. “Our hope is to use the stand-up comedy to bring people of all faiths and backgrounds to laugh and to foster understanding.” The Dar-E-Abbas mosque controversy in Lilburn caught their attention and prompted Farsad and Obeiballah to search for local venues to host the show. Obeidallah read about the controversy online — the city’s denial of a request by the mosque to expand its facilities on Highway 29 at Hood Road, the subsequent lawsuit filed by the mosque, and the Department of Justice investigation into the city’s decision.
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Case 1:15-cv-04952-CM Document 32 Filed 08/10/15 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VAGUELY QUALIFIED PRODUCTIONS LLC, Case No. 1:15-cv-04952-CM Plaintiff, v. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (the “MTA”); THOMAS F. PRENDERGAST, in his official capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the MTA, and JEFFREY B. ROSEN, in his official capacity as the Director of the MTA Real Estate Department, Defendants. DECLARATION OF NEGIN FARSAD Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Negin Farsad, declare as follows: 1. I respectfully submit this declaration in support of Plaintiff Vaguely Qualified Productions LLC’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction. It is based upon my personal knowledge unless otherwise noted. Introduction and Background 2. I am a writer, comedian, director, and actor. I obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts and Government from Cornell University. I then attended Columbia University, where I obtained two Master’s degrees; the first in African-American Studies and the second from Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs with a focus on Urban Management. While obtaining my Master’s degrees, I would study by day and write and perform comedy by night. After approximately a year as a policy advisor for the City of New York, I decided to pursue a career in the performing arts. Case 1:15-cv-04952-CM Document 32 Filed 08/10/15 Page 2 of 11 3. I wrote and developed the MTV series, Detox, the PBS animated series, 1001 Nights, and the Nickelodeon series, Class Parents.
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