Career Quote by Maysoon Zayid

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

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

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

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

People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world, and we are the most underrepresented in entertainment.

— Maysoon Zayid

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

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

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

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

From fear to bonding with the audience to getting more open - that's what standup is. It humanises you.

— Maysoon Zayid

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

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