[Capdist-announce] Stereotype-Busting Stand-Up Comedy Show Coming to Catskill

[Steven Patterson]

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.

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!

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 bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf/. Come join
us for an afternoon of outrageous laughs featuring the funniest Muslim
women stand-ups in the country!


*Performance Calendar: *Bridge Street Theatre presents

*MUSLIM GIRLS: DTF (Discuss Their Faith)! *Sunday March 2 at 2:00pm
Featuring Aizzah Fatima, Atheer Yacoub, Reem Edan, and Marena Riyad
Bridge Street Theatre’s “Priscilla” Mainstage
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY


* Tickets: *General Admission Online or at the Door: $15
bridgest.org/muslim-girls-dtf-tickets/


*Bios: *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.

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.

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.

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.


*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.*
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