Muslim Comics Use Humor to Tackle Bigotry

In an essay this week, Charles Haynes, Director of the First Amendment Center’s Religious Freedom Education Project, identified the prevalence of anti-Muslim bigotry in America as the religion story of the year. In an effort to break down anti-Muslim stereotypes, a group of Muslim comics have been giving free performances as they travel throughout the South. As reported in the Washington Post, this comedy campaign will be part of the forthcoming documentary by Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, “The Muslims Are Coming!,”a film about Islamophobia in America.