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Fighting Muslim Stereotypes With Humor on the NYC Subway

Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah get serious about combating hate with laughter.
A man passes a poster promoting the new documentary film "The Muslims Are Coming" inside the City Hall subway station in Manhattan.Reuters/Mike Segar

Here’s the ugly truth: “Muslims have great frittata recipes.”

Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah know you probably haven't heard that particular stereotype before. But it’s no more absurd than what politicians, presidential candidates, and media personalities have claimed about Muslims. (At least the frittata assertion could be true, Farsad says: “I've tasted many a delightful frittata from a Muslim.”)