This is one of the speakers at The Rachel Corrie Foundation’s 2006 Peace Works Conference.
Maysoon Zayid, actress and professional stand-up comedian was the first comedian to perform stand-up live in Palestine where she appeared in Nazareth, Haifa, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, Maysoon spends three months a year in Palestine where she runs an art program for disabled and wounded refugee children. She is also Co-Chairperson of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, as well as co-host of the radio show Fen Mejnoon (“Crazy Art”) with Dean and Maysoon.
Maysoon will be performing for conference attendees on Saturday, April 22nd at 7:30pm.
Links:
• Mayzoon Zayid’s official site
