Introduction - Bernard Schweizer and Lina Molokotos-Liederman

PART I Theoretical Perspectives on Islam and Humour

1 Ridicule in the Qur’an: The Missing Link in Islamic Humour Studies - Mostafa Abedinifard

2 Laughter in the Discursive Tradition? Emotions of Muḥammad as the Topic of a Pious Arabic-English Reader - Georg Leube

3 Humour in Islamic Literature and Muslim Practices: Virtue or Vice? - Walid Ghali

PART II Muslim Humour Practices in Islamicate Societies: Textual Media

4 Using/Abusing the Qur’an in Jocular Literature: Blasphemy, Qur’anophilia, or Familiarity? - Yasmin Amin

5 A 'Stupid Lur' Mocks Allah and Mullah: Sociocultural Implications of the Luri Jokes Cycle - Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani

PART III Muslim Humour Practices in Islamicate Societies: Visual Media and Performance

6 Al- Bernameg: How Bassem Youssef Ridiculed Religious Fundamentalists and Survived the ‘Defamation of Religion’ Charge - Moutaz Alkheder

7 Arab Cartoonists and Religion: The Interdependence of Transgression and Taboo - Chourouq Nasri

8 Hizbullah’s Humour: Political Satire, Comedy, and Revolutionary Theatre - Joseph Alagha

9 ‘Putting the Fun Back into Fundamentalism’: Toying with Islam and Extremism in Comedy - Mona Abdel-Fadil

PART IV Muslim Comedy in North America

10 Queering Islam in Performance: Gender and Sexuality in American Muslim Women’s Stand-up Comedy - Jaclyn A. Michael

11 Comedy as Social Commentary in Little Mosque on the Prairie: Decoding Humour in the First ‘Muslim Sitcom’ - Jay Friesen

Conclusion - Bernard Schweizer and Lina Molokotos-Liederman

Bibliography on Islam and Humour

First book-length exploration of Islam and humour;

Includes nuanced analyses of sociological, cultural, theological and political themes;

Challenges the notion of a monolithic and fixed understanding of Islam.