Laughter is the Best Medicine Against Islamophobia
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Not Just A Joke: Studies Reveal How Religious Humor Can Break Through Prejudice
Source: Huffington Post Jokes about religion should be left to the professionals, according to a comprehensive new study of religion and humor. Nearly four in five Norwegians said in […]
The young boy and the politicians
A young boy came on a bicycle and parked it near the parliament building and walked away. A police man stopped the boy and told him ” do you not […]
FCC is reviewing complaints about Colbert’s Trump jokes. But that’s its job
Source: CNN Right now there’s a severe overreaction to the FCC chairman’s comments about Stephen Colbert. No, the government is not trying to muzzle one of the most famous comedians […]
Video: Pakistan Blasphemy Laws: On a Lighter Note
It is Jewish video but more applicable to the Pakistani ground reality right now. A word of caution: You have to be not living in Pakistan to enjoy the video.
The GOP Still Hasn’t Figured Out Health Care: The Daily Show
After years of trying to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Congressional Republicans roll out a contentious health care bill of their own.
Introduction to Jokes a Sardar Would Tell
Sardar, is a Persian word which tends to be used for military or political leaders because the roots of the word mean commander, perhaps comparable to the English word, chieftain. In Pakistan, for example, the leaders of certain tribes have the title Sardar. [Balochi, Kashmiri, Pashtun, Punjabi, Seraiki, Sindhi]. However, […]
Alone in the Desert (retold by Nasruddin)
Ah, it was a time of bustling cities and pressing obligations! After a time, I grew weary of the pace and needed a respite, a quiet time in which to gather my inner peace again. So I took the barest necessities and went into the desert, to be alone in […]
The Sweetest Strawberry the World Has Ever Known (retold by Nasruddin)
Good day! My name is Nasruddin. I was born in Amritsar in the Punjab, in India. Or…it was so long ago… it may have been in Cairo, in Egypt. In fact, I think it was Newark, New Jersey, though my uncle claims it was Turkey, and my birth certificate […]
‘Luckily I escaped’: Man accused of role in deadly Pakistan mosque attack tells of his return to Canada
Stewart Bell | February 16, 2017 | HandoutA mob attacked the minority Ahmadiyya community’s mosque in Dulmial village, Chakwal. TORONTO — Rashid Ahmed answered the phone at his suburban home in Mississauga this week, which would not be unusual except for the fact that he is being investigated by Pakistani […]
SWITZERLAND SECOND? Satirical Swiss Trump video goes viral. So viral
By Jo Fahy FEB 3, 2017 – Switzerland has jumped on board a late-night comedy trend, peddling its ideas of why the country could be an appealing place to the new president of the United States, Donald Trump. Following the lead of a Dutch TV programme, a late night show […]
Americans are begging the Queen to take back control after Donald Trump’s victory
by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: GETTY IMAGES / WPA POOL “Take back control”: we heard it throughout the EU referendum here in the UK. Now that Donald Trump has won the US election, Americans are wondering whether the UK can do the same to their country. Americans declared their independence almost 250 […]
That ‘thing’ …
An old Arab lived near NYC for over 40 years. He would have wanted to plant potatoes in his garden, yet he is now old and sick. His son is in school in Paris, so the old man sends him an email to clarify the issue: “Darling son, I’m exceptionally […]
Smoke until you die …
In an Egyptian tea shop an American, a French Man and an Egyptian were drinking tea together and were smoking their own brand of cigarettes. On the boxes these days there are warnings that ‘smoking kills’. Therefore the three guys were wondering how much they need to smoke until they […]
Trevor Noah: Trump’s the One Rigging the Election Against Himself!
Trevor Noah tonight took on Donald Trump‘s claims that the system, the banks, the Hillary Clinton campaign, the political elite, the media, etc. are completely rigged against him. Noah made […]
Full Speech: President Obama makes his best case for Hillary Clinton Yet
President Obama Campaign Rally for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio (10/14/2016) Incidentally, the chief Editor of the Muslim Times, Zia Hussain Shah, shares the middle name with the President
Joke of the day: Giving Sad News To A Troop and … an Eagle was sitting on a tree
The Captain called the Sergeant in. “Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones’ mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me.” So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. “Listen up, men,” says the Sergeant. “Johnson, […]
Seth Meyers Rips Into Donald Trump: ‘The Pervert on the Bus’
Source: The Daily Beast BY MATT WILSTEIN The ‘Late Night’ host kicked off his week in D.C. with—what else?—a takedown of Donald Trump’s terrible weekend. Seth Meyers could not be […]
Polygamy – equal treatment ?
My (senior) wife came across the following story on ‘social media’ and could not refrain from reading it to me: ” Haji Ali had two wives. He tried his level best to treat them both equally. It so happened that by chance both of them died on the same day. […]