Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani takes to the TEDxSummit stage in Doha, Qatar to take on serious issues in the Middle East — like how many kisses to give when saying “Hi,” and what not to say on an American airplane.

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

This comedian doesn’t just get laughs; he uses stand-up as a platform for discussing important social issues and to foster greater cultural understanding.  His big goal is to break stereotypical perspectives of Muslims and show that “there are good people everywhere.”  Here is another of his entertaining and education TED talks.  

Tags: Middle East, TED, globalization, culture, Islam.

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