#90: Stand-up in Ramallah -- Comedy as Resistance

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 1:42 a.m.

Amer Zahr is a Palestinian-American stand-up comedian, who for the fourth year in a row is producing One Thousand and One Laughs, a stand-up comedy festival in the West Bank joins PeaceCast from Ramallah.

He talked about humor and his use of humor as a tool to help fellow Palestinians resist the occupation and generate change.

Zahr’s web site: www.amerzahr.com

Zahr’s blog: http://www.civilarab.com

Zahr’s book: https://smile.amazon.com/Being-Palestinian-Makes-Me-Smile/dp/0991467906/ref=sr_1_1?ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-win10-other-smile-us000-gatwy-feature-SEARC&keywords=being+palestinian+makes+me+smile&qid=1566264147&s=gateway&sr=8-1