Salaam! I am a Palestinian director and producer currently making work in Philadelphia. While forging a place in American theater as a Muslim artist, I strive to create restorative and justice-seeking art (classical, devised, and contemporary!) to promote radical love and acceptance at the individual and community level.

I believe in finding mind-body-spirit parallels between the actor, the text, the design, and the audience.

I believe in a joyous theater, a rigorous theater, and a compassionate theater.

In the past, I’ve worked with theaters such as the Wilma, Theatre Horizon, Pig Iron Theater Company, Beacon Theater Productions, and InterAct. I am also the Resident Director of the theater collective, Eat Purple Theatre Co.

When I’m not directing, I work as the Development Associate at UNRWA USA, raising money for Palestinian refugees, and, most recently, as the Associate Producer for the incubator/company Suli Holum / The Work! Stay tuned for more!

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