Episode 146
Episode 119 [in English]: Daaimah Mubashshir
NYC-based playwright and theater maker Daaimah Mubashshir joined us to talk about her new play “Room Enough (For Us All),” writing at the intersection of queer, Black, and Muslim identities, confronting racism both within theater and US Muslim spaces, an
The Queer Arabs · Alia, Ellie, Ahmed, Nadia and Adam
July 3, 20201m 13s
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Show Notes
NYC-based playwright and theater maker Daaimah Mubashshir joined us to talk about her new play “Room Enough (For Us All),” writing at the intersection of queer, Black, and Muslim identities, confronting racism both within theater and US Muslim spaces, and more. Daaimah brought up her personal experience of reconciling queer and Muslim identities, as well the many ways that connection to religion can look like. We further discussed how Arab and SWANA anti-blackness manifests in Muslim spaces, including queer-centric ones. Our conversation also included the impact of racial discrimination and abuse in theater increasingly coming to the surface, and Daaimah’s…