America at a Crossroads

Season 1 Episode 17: STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age

2 SeasonsMay 11, 2008NR1h7.7

STAND UP is the story of Ahmed's battle to get beyond playing "Terrorist No. 4." It's about Obeidallah's journey to discover his Arab heritage. It's about Zayid's resolve to turn being "a Palestinian Muslim woman virgin with cerebral palsy from New Jersey" into a career asset. It’s about Usman’s quest to become the Muslim comedy role model he himself never found. It’s about Hami’s determination to challenge American conceptions about Muslim women.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 Warriors

2. Warriors

Aired: Apr 15, 2007

“Warriors” details the daily lives of U.S. soldiers in and around Baghdad dur...

Episode 4 Gangs of Iraq

4. Gangs of Iraq

Aired: Apr 16, 2007

“Europe's 9/11” looks back at Al Qaeda-linked bombings of commuter trains in ...

Episode 6 Europe's 9/11

6. Europe's 9/11

Aired: Apr 17, 2007

The terrorist attack on Madrid, and how Islamist extremism is spreading in Eu...

Episode 7 The Muslim Americans

7. The Muslim Americans

Aired: Apr 18, 2007

“Kansas to Kandahar” tracks the experiences of an Army Reserve Chinook helico...

Episode 11 The Brotherhood

11. The Brotherhood

Aired: Apr 20, 2007

An examination of how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays at UC-Berkeley a...

Episode 15 Campus Battleground

15. Campus Battleground

Aired: Nov 26, 2007

Campus Battleground, a special in the America at a Crossroads series, focuses...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres:Documentary