- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it.
- Green Screen
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- Nov 07, 2020
The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
My tenure at 'The Daily Show' started during the decade after September 11, and fear of Muslims was at an all-time high. Politicians and the media seemed to dial the fright, mistrust, and animosity up to a fever pitch to gain votes and ratings.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!
- Conversation
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Religion is so much more than the god you pray to. The religion that you associate with, it's culture, it is family, it is background. That is something that I have always grown up with.
- Push
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're a standup comic, you get up and you try stuff, and you're always kind of seeing how far you can push things.
- I Was Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in India - but never really lived there.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not really a food connoisseur.
- Inside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.
- Being Judged
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.
- Eating
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 11 my friend's mom made a peanut butter sandwich. I ate the sandwich and was like, 'I'm never eating anything else again.' And I still eat peanut butter every day. I would put peanut butter on a steak.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm Muslim the way many of my Jewish friends are Jewish: I avoid pork, and I take the big holidays off.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the first auditions I had in New York was for a commercial where I had to go in and audition to be a snake charmer... It was either some bank commercial or something where they wanted a guy charming a snake... I remember they wanted to know if I actually knew how to snake charm.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020