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World Service,3 mins

"Arabs Are Not Funny"

Focus on Africa

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The sold-out fifth edition of the comedy show Arabs Are Not Funny was held a few days ago in London. Its line-up included artists from Africa and the Middle East, among them award-winning British Somali comic Prince Abdi and upcoming Tunisian comedian Houssem Rhaiem. Muslim and Arab identity were popular themes, along with serious and sensitive topics like insecurity and Islamophobia. Âé¶¹Éç Africa’s Nora Fakim went along to see what they had to laugh about. (Photo: Prince Abdi, courtesy of Arts Canteen)

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