Zahra Noorbakhsh

Zahra Noorbakhsh
Noorbakhsh at PRI's Global Nation
Born (1980-06-11) June 11, 1980 (age 44)
Sacramento County, California, U.S.
MediumStand-up
Subject(s)Religion, American politics
Notable works and roles
  • All Atheists are Muslim
  • #GoodMuslimBadMuslim
Websitezahranoorbakhsh.com

Zahra Noorbakhsh (born June 11, 1980)[1] is an Iranian-American comedian, writer, actor and co-host of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast.[2] The New Yorker called her one-woman show All Atheists Are Muslim a highlight of the New York International Fringe Festival.[citation needed] She is a contributor to the New York Times featured anthology Love Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women,[3] with a monthly column entitled, "My Infidel Husband".[4] Noorbakhsh was a featured comic at the first-ever Muslim Funny Fest in New York City.[5]

  1. ^ California Birth Index. "Zahra Noorbakhsh, Born 06/11/1980 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Taz & Zahra". #GoodMuslimBadMuslim.
  3. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (January 23, 2012). "Lifting Veil on Love and Islam". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "My Infidel Husband". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ^ "Muslim Funny Fest Team: Zahra Noorbakhsh". Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2016.