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American Muslims Cheer New Sitcom

Writers (from left to right) Sameer Asad Gardezi, Moses Port and David Guarascio, along with Muslim Public Affairs Council's Edina Lekovic, discuss the new show <em>Aliens in America</em> at the Islamic Center of Southern California.
Writers (from left to right) Sameer Asad Gardezi, Moses Port and David Guarascio, along with Muslim Public Affairs Council's Edina Lekovic, discuss the new show Aliens in America at the Islamic Center of Southern California.

Next month, the CW television network launches a show called Aliens in America. It's a sitcom about a foreign exchange student from Pakistan who's a Muslim. Many American Muslims are thrilled to see a multi-dimensional Muslim character on TV who has nothing to do with terrorism.

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Alex Cohen
Alex Cohen is the reporter for NPR's fastest-growing daily news program, Day to Day where she has covered everything from homicides in New Orleans to the controversies swirling around the frosty dessert known as Pinkberry.