Taz and Zahra are coming together after a busy hot girl summer!
Zahra is a Pop Culture Collaborative Senior Fellow and her report on comedy is finally out! Read it here: FUNNY IS FUNNY: Development Models for Diverse Voices in Stand-Up Comedy.
Zahra Billoo was kicked out of the Women’s March and here at GMBM, #WeMarchWithZahra. Support her here.
Why the world is Dakota Fanning playing a Muslim Somalian Adoptee in Sweetness of the Belly?
Modi came to Texas and Trump opened for him and we say #AdiosModi. The Intercept has a great summary so you can catch up.
Betsy DeVos is saying that Duke University portrays Islam too positively, which is just islamophobic blackmail of federal funds.
Mindy Kaling produced show Four Weddings and a Funeral does Muslim-ish storytelling right - especially the adorbs Desi wedding!
Why in the world did Justin Trudeau do brown face?
Hasan Minhaj gave a really solid and funny Congressional testimony on student debt because he is our every man expert on every issue now.
Big ups to Jameela Jamil and Riz Ahmed for cancelling on the Gates Foundation Awards Gala because they were giving an award to Modi. Now, what’s wrong with the Gates Foundation?