Muslims and Humour

Introduction - Bernard Schweizer and Lina Molokotos-Liederman





PART I Theoretical Perspectives on Islam and Humour


1 Ridicule in the Qur'an: The Missing Link in Islamic Humour Studies - Mostafa Abedinifard


2 Laughter in the Discursive Tradition? Emotions of Mu?ammad as the Topic of a Pious Arabic-English Reader - Georg Leube


3 Humour in Islamic Literature and Muslim Practices: Virtue or Vice? - Walid Ghali





PART II Muslim Humour Practices in Islamicate Societies: Textual Media


4 Using/Abusing the Qur'an in Jocular Literature: Blasphemy, Qur'anophilia, or Familiarity? - Yasmin Amin


5 A 'Stupid Lur' Mocks Allah and Mullah: Sociocultural Implications of the Luri Jokes Cycle - Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani





PART III Muslim Humour Practices in Islamicate Societies: Visual Media and Performance


6 Al- Bernameg: How Bassem Youssef Ridiculed Religious Fundamentalists and Survived the 'Defamation of Religion' Charge - Moutaz Alkheder


7 Arab Cartoonists and Religion: The Interdependence of Transgression and Taboo - Chourouq Nasri


8 Hizbullah's Humour: Political Satire, Comedy, and Revolutionary Theatre - Joseph Alagha


9 'Putting the Fun Back into Fundamentalism': Toying with Islam and Extremism in Comedy - Mona Abdel-Fadil





PART IV Muslim Comedy in North America


10 Queering Islam in Performance: Gender and Sexuality in American Muslim Women's Stand-up Comedy - Jaclyn A. Michael


11 Comedy as Social Commentary in Little Mosque on the Prairie: Decoding Humour in the First 'Muslim Sitcom' - Jay Friesen





Conclusion - Bernard Schweizer and Lina Molokotos-Liederman


Bibliography on Islam and Humour