Comments on: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

By: Priya

Priya — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:03:17 +0000

This week's New York Magazine also had a review of this movie. (see here.) From the article: "The character of 'Brooks' is clearly meant to represent the solipsistic Ugly American, but the way the writer-director handles the Indians (and a few Pakistanis, in the course of a furtive border crossing) gives no indication that he explored the culture himself. "

By: mike rotch

mike rotch — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:10:34 +0000

That’s fucked up what he said, or she.

By: ads

ads — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:33:14 +0000

Just read (via Turbanhead) that Brooks has had some problems with Sony refusing to release the movie with its original title. Eventually he found another company to release the movie.

By: Umair Muhajir

Umair Muhajir — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:31:46 +0000

Thanks Arun for the jokes– hilarious

By: Umair Muhajir

Umair Muhajir — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:20:59 +0000

Al Mujahid: “Its obvious that you with your ridiculous desi urdu accent will find this joke funny.”

Actually, THIS desi with his “ridiculous…Urdu accent” ALSO doesn’t find it funny, because Urdu speakers from North India or Hyderabad do NOT pronounce the “q” such as to make Iqbal rhyme with “ek baal” (one hair); I believe you have Punjabis speaking Urdu in mind…

But more broadly, I resist the implication that somehow the way they do it in the Hejaz is “correct” and the way desis do it is ridiculous. “Iqbal” might be an Arabic word, but it is pronounced a certain way in Indic languages like Punjabi and others. If it’s ok to say “paris” a certain way in English, why isn’t it ok to say “Muhammad” or “Iqbal” a certain way in Urdu or Punjabi?

By: Aamir Ali

Aamir Ali — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:13:19 +0000

Mr Van Gogh’s film was incredibly offensive and misleading. Mr Brooks is just trying to make a comedy. I dont think he has anything to fear.

By: AtlasDrugged

AtlasDrugged — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:59:36 +0000

Iqbal Singh Bindra

http://www.geocities.com/siafdu/vc25.html

By: Suhail Kazi

Suhail Kazi — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:27:35 +0000

Arun, Ahsia, Ikram… Nice ones folks. never heard of so many jokes on Muslims

“Musalmaan gira bhi tau tangdi upar” (Even if a Muslim falls, he’ll still say, “look, my legs are still up”)

This is used as an ‘insider’ line in the Muslim community, atleast in Bombay. It is used to address an adamant Muslim who refuses to give up, even when he has clearly lost everything.

Al Mujahid, yaar, aap tau literally ‘baal-ki-khaal’ kheench rahe ho

And I’ve never heard of Iqbal Singh. anyone here?

By: Al Mujahid for debauchery

Al Mujahid for debauchery — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:55:11 +0000

What do you call a balding man

Iqbal!

Thank you very much, I’ll be playing here all week!

Its obvious that you with your ridiculous desi urdu accent will find this joke funny In Arabic, Iqbal is pronounced nothing like ‘ek baal’. If only you would start saying ‘Iqbal’ like its said in Al Hejaz, you beoble will stop finding this joke funny.

On a sidenote, as I understand some Sikhs have the name ‘Iqbal’ as well.

By: Ikram

Ikram — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:37:10 +0000

What do you call a lonely banana?

A kela!

What do you call a balding man

Iqbal!

Thank you very much, I'll be playing here all week!