Shabana Rehman is not burning The Koran stunt

Standup comedian and writer Shabana Rehman is hosting the opening ceremony of The Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer in May 2008. At the end of the program she does a stunt to point out how protesters who burn books they don´t like, give these books greater power. For example, she says with irony: if she burns The Koran, it will gain more power. So if authors want their books to really make a difference, don´t be afraid that somebody will burn it.

Shabana’s Choice Trailer

Documentary 69 minutes. Filmed and directed by Martin Gaarder, Shabana Rehman´s husband. Produced by Skofteland Film AS. Broadcasted first on national Norwegian television NRK in April 2010. Also shown on Swedisch, Dutch, and Islandic television.

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No time to rest as the superb shows keep on coming

Posted by Kate Watson on Thursday, September 8, 2011

There was great news on Day 7 for The Fringe—-with four days still left in the festival, the box office had surpassed last year’s total!

Kingdom and Fatherland: Homeland Insecurity, the autobiographical show by Pakistani-Norwegian Muslim comedienne (There’s a mouthful for you!) Shabana Rehman, certainly packed them in at The Bus Stop. Rehman is and gutsy, likeable performer whose powerful story of triumphing over sexism, racism and abuse deserves to be heard. The show seems to be a bit of a work in progress, starting off strong but flagging a little in the middle. Still, it’s not every day that you’ll see a performance that can make you laugh, cry and seethe with righteous indignation. Go hear this woman roar!

Shabana Rehman Lift-up Comedian

Short presentation of the most talked-about stunts from performance-artist, Stand-up Comedian, writer, columnist, and activist Shabana Rehman website: www.shabana.no