In GBA 306, we get better acquainted with Sadia Azmat. She talks about comedy, politics, current events, the media, public speaking, being a British muslim woman who wears a hijab and does stand up while living in a society that often doesn't treat Muslims well and lots more.
Content note: racism, sexism, islamophobia
Sadia plugs:
Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/sadia_azmats_
I plug:
What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity
http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/
The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/
We mention:
Made of Human: https://www.madeofhumanpodcast.com/
Sofie Hagan: http://www.sofiehagen.com/
Smut Slam: https://www.facebook.com/events/827737554066972/
Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/
Charlottesville: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/charlottesville-attack-170813081045115.html
Burkini ban: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/burkini-ban-why-is-france-arresting-muslim-women-for-wearing-full-body-swimwear-and-why-are-people-a7207971.html
Women's March: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March
bell hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks
ISIS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
Grace Dent: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-teenage-girls-want-to-join-isis-in-the-face-of-all-its-atrocities-then-they-should-leave-and-10065516.html
Assad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad
George Bush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
Kanye West: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
Dwayne Johnson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson
Pamela Geller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Geller
Micheal McIntyre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McIntyre
Drawer Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUpDGAIdds
Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadia_Azmat
Deborah Fraces White: https://deborahfrances-white.com/
Funny Women: http://funnywomen.com/
9/11: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11
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