- Mar 25, 2011 from 10:00am to 11:30am EDT
- Location: CUNY Graduate Center,
- Latest Activity: Aug 21, 2019
The play centers on one woman’s quest for an identity and belonging in her pursuit of a meaningful and fulfilling life away from her Homeland.
Sorting through the pieces of a multicultural provenance and existence, Naela's journey takes us from Cairo, her birthplace, from even before she was born, all the way to New York where she currently resides. The play touches upo...n personal life coincidences and external events that shape her destiny and identity. In the process of a ‘successful integration’ where she gradually replaces 'marginality' with the 'mainstream', our heroine faces the dilemma of sacrificing differences in favor of a white-washed but generally 'acceptable' identity, or of holding on to her roots but remaining the perennial 'stranger'.
The changing sociopolitical landscape of Egypt throughout the years parallels with the inner fluctuations of Naela's own personal journey, strengthening or weakening her identity through its ties to the homeland. Various loyalties, some even conflicting, interlace to forge the multi-hyphenated amalgam of her identity.
TIME: 2-3:30 p.m.
ONE-WOMAN SHOW: FEMALE, FREEDOM, AND FADWA (Recital Hall)
Spotlighting successful shows that Arab American women have brought to the stage to tell their stories across the country
Moderator Leila Buck
As part of...
DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts
MEMEAC, the Arab American National Museum and Alwan for the Arts are holding DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts, for the first time in New York City.
Diwan showcases a wide range of artistic, musical, and theatrical performances across a range of media -- all aiming to encourage an open dialogue and strengthen awareness of the issues facing the Arab American community in the post-9/11 world.
Date: March 25, 2011 - March 26, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
College: CUNY Graduate Center
Address: 365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
for full conference information and schedule go to:
http://www.diwanart.org/schedule/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035316/
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