Bella, which premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival last summer, tells an intricate story that works on two levels. On the ...

Arab-Muslim stand-up comedy is flourishing more than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. While comics like Obeidallah, Ahmed Ahmed and Amer Zahr differ on approach, they’re all ...

Young Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh in 2013 posted a satirical video on YouTube titled “No Woman, No Drive,” set to Bob Marley’s iconic song “No Woman, No Cry.” Within days, it got 13 million hits, ...

An Arab-American and a rabbi walk into a synagogue _ everybody laughs. Standup comedian Ahmed Ahmed has been sharing a bill with Bob Alper, a part-time rabbi, in comedy shows at synagogues and ...

In troubled times it’s comforting to believe all the world enjoys a laugh. I googled “Arab humor” to see if it abounds, and a choice of nations presented itself. I clicked on “Palestine” and found a ...

More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?

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 ...

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 ...