comedy — Features

An Iraqi-British playwright's exercise in teasing out inner turmoil through humour

Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili sits down with playwright Jasmine Naziha Jones to discuss why she wrote an absurd tragic-comedic play for the Iraqi diaspora; at once a deeply personal experience, and a publicly political act of resistance to the narrative around the country’s history of conflict and colonialism.

RESISTANCE, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -December 17, 2022play, theatre, iraq, diaspora, comedy, war, tragedy

Jenan Younis has created a SWANA comedy festival "to tackle racism in the industry"

With her “geek hat on”, the hilarious standup comedian and founder of Weapons of Mass Hilarity, took to an experiment whereby she tried to see if she’d have more luck reaching out to gig promoters with an English name.

RESISTANCE, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -April 19, 2022comedy, community, standup, middle east, swana, assyrian, comedian, funny, racism, industry, entertainment