Salma Hindy
The daughter of a Muslim imam, Hindy began performing comedy as a sideline while working as a biomedical engineer, after being encouraged to perform comedy by writer Zarqa Nawaz, the cousin of Hindy's brother-in-law. In her early comedy career she attracted attention for wearing the hijab on stage, although more recently she has stopped doing so.
In 2019, she was profiled in a short documentary by filmmaker Alia Youssef.
She has also appeared in the stand-up comedy series The New Wave of Standup, Comedy Night with Rick Mercer and The Stand Up Show with Jon Dore, had a small part in the 2021 film Scarborough, and has posted short comedy videos to social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
Her debut comedy album, Born on 9/11, was released in 2022.
She was cast in the Prime Video Original series #1 Happy Family USA as Sharia.
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