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	BBC - Communicate - Chat Archive
		Shazia Mirza: I think my mother is and my father is partly proud, but the other part feels that they have to answer to the extremists in the community.
		Shazia Mirza: As long as they know their religion inside out and know the boundaries and know the truth of the Koran, that it gives women a lot of freedom and power, it's up to them if they know the rules of Islam correctly.
		Shazia Mirza: Very different, because it is truly representative of my life and beliefs and there are no other Muslim women out there who give such a view, I think the public are entitled to hear my view.
	www.bbc.co.uk /communicate/archive/shazia_mirza/page1.shtml (1204 words)

	The Observer \| Review \| Veiled humour
		Shazia Mirza was supposed to be a teacher and marry a nice Muslim man - but she prefers the loneliness of the mostly-male comedy circuit.
		Mirza has had death threats and vicious emails, but she is also, as one of the few visible Muslim women in Britain, invited to comment publicly on all and sundry.
		Shazia Mirza has tried to do different kinds of material, but she acknowledges that audiences weren't nearly as interested when she talked about her time as a teacher as they are when she talks about Islam.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,6903,939754,00.html (2321 words)

	Gallerie
		Dressed down in the ordinary but lucky pair of fl pants, an ordinary fl shirt, and the unmistakable hijab, Shazia could be an ordinary girl with ordinary needs, but no — she decided to be a stand-up comedienne.
		Shazia has learnt to write her funny-sad lines the way she knows best.
		Shazia is today, being recognised as one of the most sought-after entertainers worldwide.
	gallerie.net /issue14/perart/fifi.htm (107 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts features \| Fiachra Gibbons meets devout Muslim comedian Shazia Mirza
		Mirza is the unlikely trailblazer for what, until she started appearing in small clubs three years ago in a hijab, was an oxymoron - devout Muslim comedy.
		Quite how far is apparent when you realise that Mirza hadn't dared tell her parents in Birmingham that she had been leading a double life as a stand-up until the night before she appeared as a guest on BBC TV's Have I Got News For You.
		Mirza, though, is blessed with the kind of enigmatically expressive face that should keep her in acting jobs for years to come, even if her ambitions to become a comic Muslim Madonna come to nought.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/features/story/0,11710,1026348,00.html (1370 words)

	Funny, Shazia Mirza looks Muslim . . . / Her religion doesn't preclude making jokes onstage, British stand-up comic says
		Mirza, whose parents are from Pakistan, is adamant (in a funny way) that her appearance is simply reflective of her religious ethos and that there are no contradictions between this ethos, her modern sensibilities and her proven ability to make people laugh.
		Mirza has been doing comedy for only three years, but she has already become one of England's best-known comedians, and her increasing bookings beyond Britain (she's already performed throughout Europe) have fans predicting big things for her.
		Mirza regularly wears hijab outside of comedy (though not all the time), prays at her local mosque, doesn't drink alcohol and has gone to Mecca on religious pilgrimage.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/05/14/DD306495.DTL&type=printable (874 words)

	Shazia Mirza - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shazia Mirza (born 6 January 1975) is a comedian from Birmingham in England, whose act revolves around her Muslim faith.
		This was because at this time she would perform her act in recognisable hijab dress and begin with the deadpan remark, "My name is Shazia Mirza.
		The politics of making people laugh: comedienne Shazia Mirza talks about race, Muslim jokes, and the painful truths of being funny.(protest & art) : An article from: Colorlines Magazine
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /shazia_mirza.htm (141 words)

	The Ha!ifax Comedy Festival - Shazia Mirza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shazia began stand-up comedy in September, 2000, and has in a very short space of time, worked her way up the ladder.
		Shazia’s distinctive act combines a deadpan delivery with observation on her world.
		Shazia is in certain respects, a revolutionary figure being the UK’s only female Muslim stand-up, a job which many in her culture would frown upon.
	www.halifaxcomedyfest.ca /bios/smirza.htm (207 words)

	CBS News \| Funny Girl \| May 3, 2004 00:18:35
		In Britain, where she was born, Mirza has overcome the prejudices of both Muslims and non-Muslims to become a leading figure on the stand-up comedy circuit.
		Mirza says her mother has a “massive” list of good Muslim men for her: “Initially, she used to tell the boys that I was a teacher, and I used to get loads of offers for marriage.
		Mirza says, however, that her husband would have to be a Muslim.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/04/30/60minutes/main614933.shtml (1881 words)

	Theatre Mirror Reviews - "The Last Temptation of Mirza" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shazia Mirza, the world’s leading female Muslim stand-up comic, brought her uniqueness to Cambridge as a guest speaker for Voices from the Edge, an organization that promotes a global forum through an exchange of thoughts and ideas.
		Mirza covers her hair in the traditional manner and openly admits to still being virginal but her being British-born allows her to keep a clear-eyed distance necessary for satire (“I’m introduced as a Muslim but also that I’m British, which is like saying I’m going to blow up this building --- but politely.”).
		Mirza may have to darken her satire or adjust her stage persona, in time, but for now she is hilarious and I was constantly torn between laughing and trying to capture her on paper (Ms.
	www.theatermirror.com /CRSHAZIAMIRZA.htm (529 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The Muslim comedienne who sees the funny side
		Women were told to dress "appropriately and discreetly" and Mirza arrived to find the building's windows had been fled out and her fellow swimmers covered head to toe in fl.
		When she got into the pool wearing a conventional swimsuit, Mirza was told she had to leave and ought to think about swimming "with the white women on a Friday".
		Mirza is inundated with critical e-mails from Muslim men who, without ever having seen her act, are incensed by the idea that she goes on stage in front of an audience of white men.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/01/wislam901.xml (549 words)

	BBC - Blast - Profile - Shazia Mirza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shazia is an award-winning writer and comedian and has rapidly achieved international status performing stand-up in Germany, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, USA, Canada, France, UK and Ireland.
		As a practising Muslim, there are some members of Shazia's culture who frown upon her profession, but with the support of many from her community she has recently won the 'Young Achiever of the Year' at The Leadership and Diversity Awards.
		Earlier this year Shazia wrote and performed a witty monologue on arranged marriages for BBC Radio 4 and will be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival during August 2003.
	tickers.bbc.co.uk /blast/writing/profiles/wprofile_smirza.shtml (257 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mirza is scared that the Muslim community in Britain will face a possible backlash, now that both George W. Bush and Tony Blair have admitted that the war against Saddam Hussein could last months, not weeks.
		How Mirza will be received in America is an unknown quantity, but she has found people in Germany to be wonderfully receptive to her, though she finds the German sense of humour is “still in development”.
		Mirza said she was writing new material, arising out of the present situation and her personal experiences.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030329/asp/foreign/story_1818909.asp (696 words)

	The Radicalendar: Muslim comic Shazia Mirza
		The world's premier female Muslim comic, Britain's Shazia Mirza, is making her Boston debut performing her stand-up act "The Last Temptation of Mirza," which highlights her unique experience as being one of the few female Muslim comics performing today.
		Shazia Mirza is not your ordinary stand-up comic.
		Her ability to embody this impossible paradox and still be wildly funny and outrageous is why Mirza is a rising star on the international circuit.
	www.radicalendar.org /group/bostonimc/all/display/22849/index.php?view=event&fulldate=2005-02-16 (645 words)

	Shazia Mirza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The director is award-winning Alan Lyddiard and the company includes Shazia Mirza, a Muslim comedian of Pakistani origin who was propelled into the spotlight...
		Shazia Mirza describes lesbians holding hands under burkas, and delivers - very flatly - a dull joke about G-strings.
		The Pakistani comedian Shazia Mirza performs a tale inspired by one of her most curious experiences on the comedy circuit.
	shazia-mirza.wikiverse.org (232 words)

	BBC News \| SHOWBIZ \| Muslim comic sees the funny side
		Female Muslim comic Shazia Mirza, who believes her act is helping break down cultural barriers and overcome ignorance, has found her work in great demand in Britain, Pakistan and the US.
		Mirza said her work was not just for laughs.
		Mirza performs wearing a head scarf and describes herself as a devout Muslim, but is keen to dispel any preconceptions that "all Muslim women are oppressed, all Asian women have arranged marriages and women are not funny".
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/entertainment/showbiz/newsid_1608000/1608650.stm (432 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		Shazia Mirza, from Birmingham, has been invited to present shows in San Francisco and New York in May and has begun rehearsing new material about the conflict in Iraq.
		Mirza's international reputation is spreading, with many countries intrigued by the idea of a female Muslim stand-up comic but also feeling the sharpness of her wit.
		Mirza has had to overcome many difficulties in her own community and was once punched in the face by a Bangladeshi youth in London's East End.
	news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/31/nhaha31.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/03/31/ixhome.html/news/2003/03/31/nhaha31.xml (282 words)

	Funny.co.uk - Shazia Mirza
		Shazia Mirza is therefore a breath of fresh air.
		It needs to be noted that Ms Mirza is not disrespectful of her religion; the subjects that are used are the customs and traditions that are used, often against women.
		One story that sticks in my mind is when Ms Mirza was on a plane and a woman refused to sit next to her.
	www.funny.co.uk /stand-up-comedy/art_62-1593-Shazia-Mirza.html (381 words)

	Female Muslim Comics Twist Bias into Comic Jabs
		Mirza, who was in New York this September for a three day gig at Baruch College called "The Last Temptation of Shazia," is a former high school physics teacher and the Birmingham, England, daughter of Pakistani parents.
		Although Mirza has gotten her share of hate e-mail and threats and was even physically attacked once by three Bangladeshi men at a show in England, she said that it's the media's relentless focus on her religion that has tired her out.
		Mirza also made a conscious decision to use fewer jokes about Islam and terrorism (she retired the pilot-license crack once and for all) and focus more on personal stories.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/2022/context/cover (1777 words)

	comedy cv - the UK's largest collection of comedians biogs and photos
		Shazia began stand up comedy in September 2000 and has in a very short space of time worked her way up the ladder picking up along the 2001 Hackney Empire Best New Act competition at the London Comedy Festival part of the prize was to appear at The Palladium.
		Shazia has recently appeared on Have I got News For You, Joan Bakewell’s Taboo, Richard and Judy whilst BBC 2’s First Sight made a half hour documentary.
		Shazia can be seen on BBC 1, 11.35pm on Wed 6 November presenting 10 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Islam (But Were Afraid To Ask).
	www.comedycv.co.uk /shaziamirza/index.htm (490 words)

	Edinburgh Festivals - Shazia Mirza and Patrick Monahan/ Jeff Mirza/ Priorite a Gauche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shappi Khorsandi, Jeff Mirza and Shazia Mirza (no relation) are all pulling crowds to their shows in varying percentages of race and religion.
		Shazia is terse and predictable in burkha and one-liner.
		All in all, comedy has creatively embraced Bush as a Thatcher "de nos jours" but it remains to be seen whether Shazia Mirza, Jeff Mirza and the others have enough to sustain a career once audiences have got over the Iraq Factor.
	www.edinburgh-festivals.com /reviews.cfm?id=847612003&genre=Comedy (727 words)

	Comedian: Shazia Mirza
		What I like best is the fact that Shazia has the ability to laugh at herself, her parents, her background; and she's not mocking her religion, she's merely assisting the audience to laugh with her -at the things they so painstakingly feel they can't laugh at in their day to day lives.
		Shazia is witty and original, using the most obvious of her assets (her status as a Muslim woman) to good effect.
		I saw Shazia at the Fringe 2002, within 12 months of the 9/11 incident, and she was able to bounce jokes off the audience's fear that all Muslims are terrorists...
	www.chortle.co.uk /comics/smirza.html (1510 words)

	Asians in Media \| Review: Shazia Mirza at Watermans
		Shazia has been on the comedy circuit for the last three years and having "finally got round to washing her hair" has dispensed with wearing hijab, the trademark that defined her brand of humour.
		In addition to taking a step forward in her personal hygiene, Shazia is starting to shift from a terrorism-centric act to reflecting on the idiosyncrasies of her up bringing, and there she has found an endless source of inspiration.
		Shazia politely enquired where they had bought their clothes from, to which they replied, "Well look at you, dressed up like man".
	www.asiansinmedia.org /news/article.php/theatre/510 (533 words)

	"Hello, My Name is Shazia Mirza" - iBerkshires.com - Home
		The world’s premier Muslim comedienne, Britain's Shazia Mirza, is making her Berkshire debut performing her stand-up act "The Last Temptation of Mirza," which highlights her unique experience as an observant Muslim woman and comic.
		Her ability to embody paradox and still be wildly funny and outrageous is why Mirza is a rising star.
		Mirza’s routines are an original combination of cultural observations, commentary and comedy.
	www.iberkshires.com /story.php?story_id=16697 (681 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Theatre & Dance. Women on the Edge
		The first female Muslim stand up in the UK, Shazia Mirza is known for her distinctive act, which combines deadpan delivery with razor sharp observations on the world around her.
		Shazia is a revolutionary figure because she’s a muslim stand up, a job which many frown upon within the community.
		Shazia has recently just won the award of Young Achiever of the Year at the 'The Leadership and Diversity Awards'.
	www.redhotcurry.com /archive/entertainment/theatre/women_on_the_edge.htm (280 words)

	MORT CRIM: Laughter clarifies things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		So Mirza's trying to expose -- and change -- these dreadful conditions by shining the hot light of humor on them.
		Mirza insists she's celebrating Islam, not mocking it, when she appears on stage dressed entirely in fl with her head covered.
		Mirza cracks, "In Britain, there are 420 branches of Weight Watchers.
	www.freep.com /voices/columnists/crim12_20011012.htm (208 words)

	Valley Advocate: Upstanding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shazia Mirza, citizen of the world, brings her comedy to Northampton.
		Mirza is a polished comic, more than good enough to make most of you laugh, but I've spent too much time watching and thinking about stand-up -- though never doing it -- to get the giggles easily.
		The problem with Mirza, like most other comics, is that once you absorb the paradigm -- in her case it's Muslim Woman Comic -- the jokes that flow out of it are usually unsurprising.
	www.valleyadvocate.com /gbase/Arts/content?oid=oid:99668 (561 words)

	Little India
		Shazia, you see, is a stand up comic and like a handful of South Asian comics, she has managed to turn her angst ridden experiences of growing up South Asian in the West into a rich lode of material for comedy.
		The outspoken Shazia found the stage to be the perfect place to vent her emotions on everything from religion to terrorism to sex.
		Shazia has won several awards at comedy festivals in the U.K., performed at the London Palladium and was listed by the Observer among the 50 funniest people in Britain last year.
	www.littleindia.com /march2004/WhistlingintheDark.htm (2034 words)

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