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Sakdiyah Maruf has a day job working as an interpreter at conferences, but regularly performs in comedy clubs and nights in Jakarta. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian female Muslim comic breaks stereotypes with humour

She cracks jokes that challenge prejudice against women and rising religious intolerance

24 May 2017 9:52 AM


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