Dr. Samir Talib is an Iraqi scholar specializing in Shakespeare and Renaissance studies. He earned his M.A. in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature from Baghdad University in 2005, followe…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:21PMAwatif Naeem is an award-winning TV and theatre actress, director, playwright, and critic. She previously served as the vice president of the Iraqi Artists Syndicate. She was born in Baghdad…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:05AMShifting the Spotlight: Exploring the Scarcity of Female Voices in Iraqi Theatre Upon the release of Contemporary Plays from Iraq in 2017, my focus shifted to translating works exclusively w…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:58PMIntroduction The ongoing unsettling shift of my identity from a “white” Iraqi back home (in Iraq) to a person of color in Canada, where I am surrounded by conversations about and persona…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:49AMBased on a recent phone interview with Al-Zaidi, the most prominent Iraqi playwright. Ali Al-Zaidi is the most celebrated playwright in contemporary Iraqi theatre. His plays have been transl…
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