Amer Zahr
Amer Zahr is a Palestinian-American comedian and political activist.
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Biography
Zahr was born in Jordan to refugee parents of Palestinian heritage originally from Nazareth, and then moved to the United States when he was three years old.[1][2][3]
Zahr was raised in a Christian-Muslim family in the Philadelphia area. His father is Christian and his mother is Muslim.[4]
He now lives, and is based in, Dearborn, Michigan.[5] He is an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.[6]
In 2016, Zahr served a national surrogate for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.[7][8]
In 2013, Zahr founded the "1001 Laughs Dearborn Comedy Festival," which continues annually.[9] He wrote "Being a Palestinian Makes Me Smile" and made the documentary We’re Not White, which was released in August 2017.[10][11][12][13]
References
- "US-Palestinian comedian brings laughter to Ramallah". 9 September 2016.
- "Arabs and African Americans: A Complicated Relationship Between Solidarity and Bigotry - New America Media".
- "Arab American event in Flint offers insight through comedy, food and art".
- "Arab-Muslim comedy finding voice after 9/11".
- Jilani2016-03-09T21:32:41+00:00, Zaid JilaniZaid. "Bernie Sanders Won America's Largest Arab Community by Being Open to Them".
- "AMER ZAHR at University of Detroit Mercy". www.udmercy.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- "In New Jersey, Arab Americans Rally for Bernie Sanders". Observer. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- Nagl, Kurt. "Dearborn: Arab Americans gear up to vote, defying Trump". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- "48 Hours: Best things to do in Metro Detroit".
- "Inside the house of Omar Mateen, a hateful mass murderer who loved his toddler".
- "Middle Easterners assert their own unique identity". 16 March 2014.
- ""We're Not White" - a film by Amer Zahr". YouTube. 16 August 2017.
- "Film sends note to Census Bureau: Arab Americans are not "white"". Michigan Radio. 29 August 2017.