Humour has always been prevalent in Muslim communities. This chapter examines various aspects of ... more Humour has always been prevalent in Muslim communities. This chapter examines various aspects of Islam, Muslims and humour with an emphasis on humour in popular culture today. The focus is on humour performed by comedians with a Muslim background rather than humour about Muslims from non- Muslims. First, a historical context from the Muslim world is presented, including the many humorous stories about the figure Mulla Nasruddin who lived 700 years ago in what is now Turkey. The main part of the chapter, however, concerns Muslim humour in a modern context, including both humour in the Muslim world today and Muslim humour in the West. Muslim stand-up comedians, represented by the American comedian group Allah Made Me Funny, and humour about and with Muslims in sitcoms, such as the Canadian series Little Mosque on the Prairie, are examined.
United States cases in Indian law. Both Worcester and Crow Dog held that Indians had a substantia... more United States cases in Indian law. Both Worcester and Crow Dog held that Indians had a substantial measure of sovereignty. Kagama, while not overtly denying this, held that Congress had plenary power to legislate in the area of Indian affairs and could unilaterally abrogate that sovereignty. 2. Intercourse Act, ch. 161, 4 Stat. 729 (1934). 3. 43 U.S.C. § 1601 (1982). The legal status of Alaska natives is the subject of only one fulllength analysis. D. CASE, ALAsKA NATIVES AND AMERICAN LAWS 14 (1984). See also F. COHEN, HANDBOOK OF FEDERAL INDIAN LAW 739-70 (1982 ed.) (containing a brief summary of the current status of Alaska natives, with heavy emphasis on the ANCSA); Comment, The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: An Illusion in the Quest for Native Self Determination, 66 OR. L. REv. 195 (1987). ANCSA represents the twentieth century continuation of the policy of separating Alaska Indian policy from the rest of the United States. 4. Briefly, ANCSA divided a settlement of forty-four million acres of land and nearly a billion dollars among thirteen native corporations, each owned by natives given their heritage in the form of
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