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Zahra Noorbakhsh—writer, performer and comedian—recently debuted her one-woman show, “All Athiests Are Muslim” to sold out audiences. She’s performed at the SF Theatre Festival, the Solo Performance Workshop Festival, and is one-third of the troupe DISoriented, a trio of Asian-American performers, touring, nationwide. She was a finalist in the Aspen National Rooftop College Comedy Competition and hasperformed with international acts, Maz Jobrani (Axis of Evil), and Shazia Mirza (Last Comic Standing).
“Zahra is an amazing storyteller whose humor and likeability shine in this incredible true story. At turns funny and touching, she takes us on a hilarious ride through family, faith, tradition, and love.”
— Tissa Hami, comedian & co-star of the PBS documentary “Stand-Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age”
“Funny, moving, and, above all, universal.”
– The Daily Cal Theatre Review
“Zahra Noorbakhsh spins a delightful story… [that] reminds us that with a little humor and a lot of food anything is possible.”
– SF Theater Blog
“Zahra Noorbakhsh is freaking hilarious!”
– The Daily Californian
press
Articles
SF Chronicle – 96 hours Cover Story (& at SF Gate.com)
Feb 3, 2011
‘All Atheists Are Muslim’: Boy meets girl, dogma by Nirmala Nataraj
SF Weekly
Feb 16, 2011
What A Dish by Keith Bowers
The Daily Californian
Nov 4, 2010
Beyond Belief by Arielle Little
The Daily Californian
Nov 23, 2010
Culture Shot: Theatre Review by Zachary Ritter
Video
KRON-4 Weekend Morning News
Jan 23, 2011
Interview with Henry Tenenbaum
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Radio & Podcast
KPFA Women’s Magazine
June 6, 2011 on KPFA 94.1 Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco
An interview with Melihe Razazan, host and producer of “Voices of the Middle East & North Africa” in an interview with Zahra Noorbakhsh on her show and career as a comedian and performer.
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West Coast Live Radio
February 19, 2011
Interview with Sedge Thompson on KALW 91.7
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