What Fahim Anwar has said about Islamophobia in the United States after 9/11

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 30, 2026

Fahim Anwar, American stand-up comedian and actor, former Boeing engineer, has been quoted on Islamophobia in the United States after 9/11 3 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on April 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Anwar says Muslims in America felt the negative branding after 9/11, including being subjected to secondary searches when flying.
“When I would fly, I would be secondary search and I grew up with Boy Meets World and TGIF. I'm just as American”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #656 - Fahim Anwar (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:21
Anwar compares being a minority to wearing an away jersey that cannot be removed.
“being a minority is kind of like having an away Jersey. You can never take off”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #656 - Fahim Anwar (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:37
Anwar believes social media is eroding broad-brush stereotypes that were easier to sustain when information channels were few and controlled.
“I think it is changing with the internet and social media. You can't paint people with these broad strokes that you used to back in the day”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #656 - Fahim Anwar (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 2:04:46

#656 - Fahim Anwar
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Apr 30, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Theo Von and comedian Fahim Anwar riff on gooning, recall their Midwest tour, and discuss the Comedy Store, fame, dance, Boeing, and post-9/11 Muslim stereotyping.