From remembering where she left her house keys while she’s praying, to confessing she relies on her headscarf to cover up a “bad-hair day”, Sakdiyah Ma’ruf gently challenges her country’s slide into religiosity by reminding her audience of the humanity behind the ritual. Sakdiyah says she’s frequently trolled on Twitter and asks her audiences to refrain from posting video of her act on social media in order to avoid scrutiny from conservatives. She’s scared but undaunted. This month she makes an appearance at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. We spoke about religion, comedy and becoming a mother relatively later in life. This is one of my favorite interviews in years. And I think it shows.

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