Wikipedia's first sentence called it “actress”. Today it says “american actress and comedian”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Maysoon Zayid ( ) is an American actress , comedian and advocate who is of Palestinian descent. She was born in New Jersey in 1974. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy , from New Jersey, who is an actress, comedian and activist". Zayid has been a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey .1She is considered one of America's first Muslim women comedians and the first person ever to perform standup in Palestine and Jordan. Institute for Middle East Understanding .2The New York Times . Zayid, who has a home in Cliffside Park, N.J., recently returned from Hollywood, where she lived while working on developing her one-woman show.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Maysoon Zayid ( ) is an actress , comedian and activist . She was born in New Jersey in 1976. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy , from New Jersey, who is an actress, comedian and activist". Zayid has been a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey . She is considered one of America's first Muslim women comedians and the first person ever to perform standup in Palestine and Jordan. The Comic Is Palestinian, the Jokes Bawdy" , The New York Times , November 21, 2006. Zayid, who has a home in Cliffside Park, N.J., recently returned from Hollywood, where she lived while working on developing her one-woman show." IMEU | Institute for Middle East Understanding
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Maysoon Zayid ( ) is an American actress and comedian .Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians and the first person ever to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan . Institute for Middle East Understanding .
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American actress Maysoon Zayid ( ) is an American actress and comedian . Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American actress Maysoon Zayid ( Arabic : ميسون زايد ) is an American actress and comedian . Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “actress”. Today it says “american actress and comedian”. Read the current article and compare.
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actress
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american actress and comedian
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