January 13, 2004

Harvard University Gazette, (January 8, 2004) -- Have you heard the one about the Muslim woman who walked into the comedy club wearing a headscarf? Then you've likely met Tissa Hami, coordinator of admissions and recruiting for international development programs at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and a budding stand-up comic with a twist - the Iranian woman performs wearing traditional Islamic hijab. And while she mines the familiar comedic territory of family and childhood and daily life, the stories take an edgy turn in her funny hands >>> Full text

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