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Jun 30, 2014 · But for today’s Islamic immigrants in America, it’s a harsh reality — that is, according to Ayad Akhtar, an astute playwright, novelist, and screenwriter who’s deeply concerned with issues of identity and assimilation.
Jun 17, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — Thorny disputes can erupt when traditional religious beliefs are publicly questioned. Ayad Akhtar, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama for “Disgraced,” has written a strong, colorful new play taking on fundamentalist reactions to questions about the role of women in Islam.
With a nod to Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar has crafted a beautifully multi-layered play, simultaneously a loving domestic comedy and a serious, far-reaching story about faith, doubt, and the search for truth.
Jun 30, 2014 · The Who & the What. Akhtar is attuned to the issues facing an immigrant generation caught between 21st-century mores and the conservative traditions of their faith. by Gerard Raymond.
Jun 17, 2014 · By Charles Isherwood. June 16, 2014. Matters of faith and family, gender and culture are stirred together into a fiery-flavored stew in “The Who & the What,” the probing new play by Ayad...
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Jan 14, 2018 · Thank goodness Mahwish (Yasmin Ayoun) is an obedient Muslim daughter, safely married to childhood sweetheart Aroun. But who’s Manuel? And so Akhtar’s knowing, often funny scrutiny of faith,...
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Jun 16, 2014 · Ayad Akhtar digs deep into this terror (and suggests how it can be combated) in his new play The Who & the What, now making its New York premiere at LCT3's Claire Tow Theater. Akhtar earned the...
