Plays
Check out some short summaries of my work below. You can also visit my page on New Play Exchange
Four Hijabis
An interview-based one-act play.
This play originated as a journalism project to research Hijabi representation in Film and TV and its implications on Muslim women across the English-speaking world. A survey was conducted online to gather Muslim voices, and several interviews were conducted with Muslim women viewers of TV & Film, Hijabi screenwriters, and the leading researcher on Muslim representation, Al-Baab Khan.
After in-depth research was conducted, it was realized that writing this report as a play is the best way for the message to be heard, in performance, about performance. The medium was inspired by Anna Deavere Smith, Moisés Kaufman, and the Tectonic Theater Project.
The Report
After assault by a university professor, a survivor and her friends contemplate reporting the incident, and realize it’s not as straightforward as it may seem.
Watch the debut performance of The Report at the AUC SpeakUp Theater Festival here.
Reviewed HERE by Project MUSE
Spring Play to Continue Dialogue on Sexual Harassment, The Caravan
Enjoy Msh Zanbek outdoor socially-distanced play at Tahrir Cultural Centre, El Ahram
Buy the play here: “It's Not Your Fault: Five New Plays on Sexual Harassment in Egypt”
The Elevator
An elevator malfunction leads to a long-delayed confrontation between a college-age daughter and her overstrict mother.
Written for the AUC Playwriting Bakeoff.