{"id":6237,"date":"2011-08-21T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2011-08-20T06:15:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T10:15:19","slug":"the-muslims-are-coming-comedy-act-features-christians-and-jews-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/the-muslims-are-coming-comedy-act-features-christians-and-jews-too","title":{"rendered":"“The Muslims Are Coming” comedy act features Christians and Jews, too"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I just returned to New York after an eye-opening, exhausting and inspiring two weeks traveling across the American South with the stand-up comedy tour The Muslims Are Coming,” <\/em>reports Dean Obeidallah for the Cable News Network.<\/p>\n

“We performed in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee and plan to travel to the Midwest in the fall for more shows.”<\/p>\n

The tour, which I co-produced with comedian Negin Farsad, is being filmed for a documentary and also features comedians Maysoon Zayid, Omar Elba and some special guest Christian and Jewish comedians. This project is being funded by our friends and families, not any organizations.<\/p>\n

To us, this tour is not about Islam, it’s about America. We are exploring the question: What type of country do we want? One where minority religions are harassed, persecuted and given less freedom simply because of their faith, or a nation where all religions are treated equally?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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