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ARAB-AMERICAN COMICS
Audio, "The World", BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston, Nov 18, 2005

It's been said that comedy is tragedy plus time. That may be especially true for Arab-American comics. The four years since September 11th, 2001, have been difficult for Arabs living in the United States. And they're providing plenty of material for the Arab-American Comedy Festival that ran this week in New York City. The World's Athena Desai reports.

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