(n): a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
"'People don't think women are funny,' she explained in the car. 'As a woman, when you walk on stage the audience immediately tightens up. When I start talking about being Arab or Muslim, I think it is something that people are really interested in right now. They say Arabs are the new blacks,' she laughed." - 'The 30-year-old Virgin', Emily Bobrow on moreintelligentlife.com, 29 Nov 2007. The comedienne interviewed is Maysoon Zayid.
"'People don't think women are funny,' she explained in the car. 'As a woman, when you walk on stage the audience immediately tightens up. When I start talking about being Arab or Muslim, I think it is something that people are really interested in right now. They say Arabs are the new blacks,' she laughed."
- 'The 30-year-old Virgin', Emily Bobrow on moreintelligentlife.com, 29 Nov 2007. The comedienne interviewed is Maysoon Zayid.