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Most ethnic groups get their own month to celebrate their culture. What do Arab-Americans get? "Orange alert," jokes comedian Dean Obeidallah. An American born in New Jersey to a Palestinian father and Italian-American mother, Obeidallah turned to comedy to fight the suspicion and ignorance he encountered in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. In 2003 he co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, which runs this week in Manhattan. Obeidallah spoke with TIME about bridging cultures, the fading "siege" against Arab-Americans and taking stand-up to the Middle East. (See pictures of the history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arab-American Comedy in a Post-9/11 World | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...festival has grown to include about 50 Arab-American comedians. What was the idea behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arab-American Comedy in a Post-9/11 World | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...climate for Arab-Americans changed since your first festival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arab-American Comedy in a Post-9/11 World | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...being under siege. President Obama and his election symbolized to us that America no longer wanted it to be "us" versus "them" - it's going to be more inclusive and tolerant. I think right now people are more afraid of a Mexican guy with a cough than an Arab guy. I don't think people love us, but the anger has passed. (Read "Ignoring Arab-Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arab-American Comedy in a Post-9/11 World | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...there other Arab-American comedy festivals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arab-American Comedy in a Post-9/11 World | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

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