Sara Shaarawi
Sara Shaarawi (born 1989) is an Egyptian playwright and producer. She is chiefly known for her work in Scottish Theatre. Early life. Shaarawi was born in the United States in 1989, raised in Cairo and settled in Scotland after studying there. Career. While at the University of Edinburgh in 2011 Shaarawi began working with David Greig on a series of Arab plays to be performed at Oran Mor as part of an Arab Spring season. The experience launched her into Scottish theatre and her first play, "Niqabi Ninja", was shared as a work in progress at the Tron  Theatre in 2014 and Platform in 2015. "Niqabi Ninja" has since been performed in Germany and South Africa. A full production is planned for the UK. Other work for theatre has included "Leyla", performed at the Tron Theatre in 2017 and "Lifted", with her co-writer Henry Bell, which appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 and 2016. Shaarawi is the recipient of a New Playwright's Award from Playwright's Studio and the Starter Programme from the National Theatre of Scotland. Other projects include a Cairene adaptation of Alasdair Gray's "1982, Janine" with Henry Bell. The play "Haneen