<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What do Muslim women
think? Since nobody ever seemed to ask, Aizzah Fatima and Atheer Yacoub teamed
up to create “Muslim Girls: DTF: (Discuss Their Faith)”, a wildly provocative,
hysterically funny stand-up show coming to Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill
for one performance only, Sunday March 2 at 2:00pm.<br>
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A tweet by Aizzah that went something like this – "Hey, writers and others – you know who
you are – stop writing female characters named Fatima in a hijab." – spawned
a larger conversation with Atheer and other NYC-based female comics about all
the ways the media talk about Muslim women without ever involving actual Muslim
women in the conversation. That led to the creation of an award-winning TV
pilot and then to a revolutionary webseries. Now the “Girls” have gone live!
After a wildly successful appearance at the New York Comedy Festival and sold-out
gigs all over NYC, “Muslim Girls: DTF” has embarked on a National Tour, with
stops in (among others) Miami, Washington DC, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Houston,
Arlington, and now – Catskill, NY!<br>
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Dismantling Islamophobia one d*ck joke at a time, “Muslim Girls: DTF” at Bridge
Street Theatre will feature Aizzah Fatima (HBO), Atheer Yacoub (Comedy Central),
Reem Edan (The Groundlings), and Marena Riyad (Kufiya Comedy Show and Festival).
The show will be presented for one performance only – Sunday afternoon March 2
at 2:00pm – in BST’s intimate “Priscilla” Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge
Street in Catskill. For more details and ticketing information, visit
<a href="http://bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf/">bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf/</a>. Come join us for an afternoon of outrageous laughs
featuring the funniest Muslim women stand-ups in the country!<br>
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<b>Performance Calendar:<br>
</b><a name="_Hlk142388615">Bridge Street Theatre presents<br>
</a></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MUSLIM GIRLS: DTF (Discuss Their Faith)!<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sunday March 2 at 2:00pm<br>
Featuring Aizzah Fatima, Atheer Yacoub, Reem Edan, and Marena Riyad<br>
Bridge Street Theatre’s “Priscilla” Mainstage<br>
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY<br>
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Tickets:<br>
</b>General Admission Online or at the Door: $15<br>
<a href="http://bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf-tickets/">bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf-tickets/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<b>Bios:<br>
</b>AIZZAH FATIMA is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, comic, and actor.
Her hit one- woman show “Dirty Paki Lingerie” has toured the US (including a
sold-out run at Bridge Street Theatre back in 2015 – an editorial in the
Catskill Daily Mail at the time stated, “Our area was graced last weekend by a
woman who could become one of its greatest artistic treasures.” – and a return
engagement streamed live from BST’s “Priscilla” Mainstage during the COVID
shut-down), Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Italy, Canada, and 15 cities in the UK. Her
feature film, “Americanish”, based on characters from “Dirty Paki Lingerie” was
released by Sony International in 2023. <br>
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ATHEER YACOUB is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer and recently released her
first comedy album “Denied Entry” with Comedy Records. Atheer has a half-hour
special on “Comedy Central Arabia” and has been featured on AXSTV's “Gotham
Comedy Live”. She has written for the Emmy award-winning channel BRIC TV on “The
Breakdown” and “Passport Control” and has been featured in numerous comedy
festivals and tours domestically and internationally.<br>
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REEM EDAN is a first-generation Iraqi-American comedian, writer and actor who’s
performed in venues across America and throughout Europe. She is a scholarship
recipient at the Groundlings, a Content Creator on Elizabeth Banks' “WhoHaha”,
and pens a successful humor column on Swaay.com.<br>
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MARENA RIYAD is an actress, comedian and producer/founder of "Kufiya
Comedy". Born in Nablus, Palestine, her work showcases her unique
perspective on the Arab-American social experience. She has performed across
the USA and Palestine in "1001 Laughs Dearborn Comedy Festival" 2020,
"The 1001 Laughs Palestine Comedy Festival" 2022, "Kufiya Comedy
Festival" 2024, and "Muslim Girls DTF Comedy Tour" 2025.<br>
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</span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Events at Bridge Street Theatre are supported in
part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor
of New York and the New York State Legislature and by Public Funds from the
Greene County Legislature. Bridge Street Theatre’s 2025 Season is sponsored by generous
donations from Mary E. Barrett (to whom our entire 2025 Season is dedicated) and
Edwina Thorn.</span></i></div>