Sobh (MS ’04, journalism) uses stand-up comedy to puncture stereotypes of Muslim women

Generations of comics have used stand-up to educate the broader society about their culture or ethnic group. Now, Ms. Mariam Sobh, a radio anchor whose mother is from the Midwest and father is Lebanese, is part of a growing wave of performers across the U.S. using comedy to puncture stereotypes of Muslim women and to show how much they have in common with their audiences. Read the full coverage about University of Illinois journalism alumna Sobh here.