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Yara Shahidi, the Iranian-American Star of ‘Black-ish,’ Is Breaking Stereotypes On & Off Screen

Posted on June 3, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Muftah. Over the last two years, the hit ABC sitcom “Black-ish” has deftly explored issues of race, class, and gender in the United States through the eyes

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‘Broad City’ Didn’t Just Go on Birthright — It Spent 21 Minutes Mocking It

Posted on April 25, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on The Forward and Mondoweiss. When Ilana and Abby from “Broad City” announced last week that they were going on Birthright Israel, my heart sunk. For those who haven’t

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