15 May The Muslims are Coming! Screening & Meet the Filmmaker
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Negin Farsad (director)
Wednesday, May 15 / 6:00 PM
MultiCultural Center Theater
Using jokes as a way of combating Islamophobia, a group of Muslim-American stand-up comedians go on a comedy tour throughout the United States. The comedians use this tour as a chance to create dialogue, tackling stereotypes and other issues Muslim-Americans face today. Discussion with Director Negin Farsad following the screening.
Sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies; the Dept. of Black Studies, the Dept. of Religious Studies; EOP – Middle Eastern Resource Center, the MultiCultural Center, the Muslim Student Association, and the IHC.
Website: mcc.sa.ucsb.edu