In 2019, Egyptian Canadian Salma Hindy spoke at TEDxUofT in Toronto, Ontario.

Being Muslim in Canada: A Comedy Show is taking place on October 1st 9:00 pm at The Theatre Centre in Toronto.

When one thinks about the stand-up comic scene, it tends to come across as a male dominated field and not exactly easy to break into as a Muslim woman of colour.

Toronto-based Somali Canadian comedian Hoodo Hersi was recently featured on The Comedy Network's Homegrown Comics. She is also the subject of a recent documentary by TVO called "Stand Up Toronto."