Although born into a Persian family from Ardakan, Ardekani was raised in a secular irreligious household in Los Angeles.
[5] In 2006,[6] Ardekani rose to prominence within the online Muslim community with Ummah Films, which discusses various Islamic topics using humor.
In 2005, he designed Mecca to Medina, a board game about trading and negotiating with an Islamic-theme that can be played by all religions.
[10] In 2010, he designed Kalimaat, a word game in the same genre as Taboo, about common knowledge and memory.
[11][12][13] Ardekani has traveled the world doing stand-up to a wide range of Muslim and non-Muslim audiences.