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Zahra Noorbakhsh Speaks on Behalf of All Muslims
25 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2017 at 8:00 am.
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The Good Muslim, Bad Muslim host shares how Trump’s election inspired her to return to prayer, what it’s like to be a comedian of color in the current political climate, and how she feels about Lindsay Lohan flirting with Islam.

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Today, we’re joined by Zahra Noorbakhsh. She’s the comedian behind such shows as All Atheists Are Muslim and Hijab and Hammer Pants. She’s also a podcast host, and a self-described pork-eating, alcohol-drinking, premarital-sex-having Muslim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHUNY2FUDNE

We talk about how the election of Donald Trump led Zahra back to prayer…

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/18/510346895/after-trumps-election-a-non-practicing-muslim-returns-to-prayer

…why she’s kind of thankful for melting icebergs…

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…what it felt like to be at the Milo Yiannopoulos protest in Berkeley…

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…whether she’s excited about Lindsay Lohan maybe becoming a Muslim…

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…and why she loves a show called Little Mosque on the Prairie (which is a real thing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0GEXa3hTaQ

And we cap things off with a song of Zahra’s choosing, “Blow” by Ke$ha:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFWX0hWCbng

Until next week!

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