In 2007, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi set out to change the entertainment industry by creating stories about people from the Middle East, Central/South Asia and North Africa with BoomGen studios. Their hit series 'United States of Al' has won awards for its portrayal of a Muslim main character.
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Tousi started his entertainment career as a videographer working in conflict zones and on documentaries. Now he has a primetime sitcom. He has worked on docs, blockbusters films, Broadway, virtual reality, video art, across formats and genres. Currently, he is executive producing the second season of, which is a top-5 rated comedy across broadcast TV, and finishing his directorial debut ofHis work is inspired by Tousi's background.
That’s when he began creating stories aimed at inspiring resistance and change. “As a working artist, I have the unbelievable privilege and opportunity to create work that has made me whole and has the potential to help others find healing, meaning, and joy,” says Tousi. “That is what drives me to work my ass off every day.”offers American audiences their first-ever Muslim and Afghan protagonist on broadcast TV. He is neither a “good” or “bad” Muslim.
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