We have been sold a Muslim boogeyman. We are buying into it, and we are terrified, and that terror is causing people to lash out at comedians like myself or women wearing hijabs, or anyone who seems to defend equality… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I think religion is very personal. I definitely identify as Muslim. I consider myself practicing, but I don't think people who observe me from the outside would think of me as devout, and that doesn't bother me because one of… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to represent all Muslim women. I'm trying to give voice to the silent majority. Unfortunately, I'm a bit loony. — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
As far as characters that are written as Muslims, we're only seeing one dimension. It's either the good Muslim who is helping the FBI,… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
When I ask people what they think of when they hear the term 'cerebral palsy,' I usually get one of two responses. They either… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
My friend and I founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival to counter the negative images of Arabs in media. And we always made… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world, and we are the most underrepresented in entertainment. — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
The Palestine I know is a place where Christians and Muslims are equal. My mother, a Muslim village girl, attended a Catholic girls' school… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I shake all the time. It's exhausting and causes chronic pain in my joints and muscles. It is also the only life I have… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I have to tell you, it's very boring, but before I did yoga, I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up. And now… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I think that social media has really empowered bullies because you get to do it from the comfort of your own home, completely anonymously,… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
From fear to bonding with the audience to getting more open - that's what standup is. It humanises you. — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
As a comedian, Trump is comedy gold, and he almost makes my job too easy... the stuff that comes out of his mouth is… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
In 2006, I hung out with The Carter Center as they monitored the Palestinian elections. Nobody thought Hamas would win. Hamas did not think… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
