The Official Muslim Comedy Tour breaks stereotypes

11/16/2004 9:30:00 AM GMT

Source: Statepress.com

Various religious and social matters are depicted to tackle the misconceptions about the Islamic religion and the Muslim community through humor in "Allah Made Me Funny -- The Official Muslim Comedy Tour," which was performed yesterday, November 15 2004 in Murdock Hall.

The cast consists of three practicing Muslims, including Azeem Muhammad and Azhar Usman."We have three guys that are critical thinkers," said Bryant "Preacher" Moss, executive producer and headlining act of the tour.

"You can see the work and the amount of intellect that goes into the material."

Despite the fact that the show seems to address a a particular group, its content and the issues depicted appeal to everyone, Moss said.

"The show is able to appeal to different people and diverse audiences on the basis of their core values," Moss added.

According to Moss, the comedy tackles various important issues, raising awareness about equality which helps improve all communities, Muslim and Non-Muslim.

"We work very hard in contributing to American society as opposed to just complaining about it," Moss said.

The executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations in Arizona, Deedra Abboud , said CAIR is hosting the show.

"We believe a comedy tour, especially called 'Allah Made Me Funny,' is just waiting to break down stereotypes," she said.

Tickets are being sold through CAIR or at Murdock Hall.

The show coincides with the Eid celebration, which marks the end of the Muslims fasting Month of Ramadan.

According to Moss, the tour seeks helping build dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

"We tackle a lot of tough issues, but through humor, it's like a duality in language," Moss said. "We're talking English in a communicating manner and the other language is through humor. Humor is just a disarming language. It's hard to be very mad at someone when they just make you laugh."