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Offline TomSea

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Not sure if I agree with the view but a bit on the funny side in remembering the movie "The Russians Are Coming".

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‘The Muslims are coming!’ US comedians fight hate with comedy

It’s the ugly truth no one saw coming: Muslims have great frittata recipes. Shocking, right? They also invented coffee, the toothbrush… and algebra. These facts and many more are part of a series of banner advertisements designed to fight prejudice and promote a greater tolerance of Muslims in the United States.

The brainchild of Muslim-American comedians Dean Obeidallah and Negin Farsad, the subway posters were created initially to support the 2013 theatrical release of their documentary, ‘The Muslims Are Coming!’ – a film centered around Muslim comedians visiting US cities to dispel preconceptions about the faith. Ironically, the adverts were banned after the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) deemed them political in nature. What’s even more ironic is that the MTA had approved anti-Islam adverts a short time before that.

More At: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/entertainment/2016/03/29/-The-Muslims-are-coming-US-comedians-fight-hate-with-comedy-.html