Title: The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi : Back of the Throat / Our Enemies
Description: "Contemporary Arab American playwright Yussef El Guindi's works focus on the Arab/Muslim experience in the United States. In particular, his plays deal with the complex issues of Arabophobia, Islamophobia, media orientalism and bi-cultural issues faced by both immigrants and second-generation Arab Americans. The plays featured in this collection are: Back of the Throat Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat Language Rooms Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World Threesome The anthology also includes a range of supplementary material, designed to contextualise the work of El Guindi and support its use by students: - a foreword by Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions - an introduction by Professor Michael Malek Najjar - production stills of productions of El Guindi's plays - a bonus essay by El Guindi titled 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Meet Abdallah and Ahmed: Musings about Arabs and Muslims in American Theatre' - an annotated timeline of the work of Yussef El Guindi"--
Subjects: Arab americans, Muslims, united states, Drama, Muslims