Jihad! The Musical

Jihad! The Musical is a musical comedy and jihad satire.

The show was written by Benjamin Scheuer (music/lyrics) and Zoe Samuel (book/lyrics). Jihad! The Musical premiered at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had a London run at the Jermyn Street Theatre in January 2010.[1][2]

The plot centers on an ambitious Afghan peasant, Sayid al Boom, recruited by a "smooth-talking Islamic fundamentalist in a pinstripe suit" named Hussein Al Mansour.[3]

The show features a number in which a high-kicking chorus line of dancers swathed head to toe in hot-pink burqas back al Mansour up as he sings, "I wanna be like Osama, I wanna bomb a path to fame across the Earth. People may abhor me but by God, they won't ignore me, When the CIA determines what I'm worth."[3][4]

External links

• I Wanna be Like Osama, a song and dance number with burqas.

References

1. "Jihad! The Musical". Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
2. Michael Billington, "Jihad! The Musical", The Guardian, 15 January 2010.
3. Gifford, Rob (24 August 2007). "Fringe Fest 'Jihad' Musical Touches Explosive Topics". NPR. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. Andrews, Helena (6 August 2007). "'Jihad: The Musical' now showing (review)". Politico. Retrieved 5 June 2019.