![]() ![]() Inez, an African-American Muslim living in the deep South, recalls the way she was instantly singled out on 9/11 and, to her shame, terrorized into removing her hijab for the sake of her unborn child. Noor, a Moroccan-American lawyer who was born and bred in Chicago, relates her own story of savage violence and incomprehensible loss in order to encourage the victim of a hate crime to speak up. ![]() The other four stories follow similar lines, mixing the personal with the political and showing how blanket biases impact the innocent. It’s a hard place to find herself, both as a professional and as a mother as Maryam reflects, “Everything I do, my children will do.” The corollary is, of course, that the things she doesn’t do, such as reclaiming the pleasure of her craft, also serves as an example to the young. The real problem is a loss of joy in her role as an artisan. This means lost business, but Maryam doesn’t care about that. She no longer creates wedding dresses after a hate-fueled incident at a friend’s marriage. The show’s first segment offers the story of Maryam, a Pakistani immigrant and dressmaker living and working in America. Rohina Malik in "Unveiled." (Courtesy Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures) It’s a garment that reflects deep devotion and sincere piety - but it also provokes institutional hostility and abuse from individuals blinded by Islamophobia. ![]() The thing that binds their stories is the hijab, the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim woman as a symbol of modesty. Playwright and performer Rohina Malik delves deep beneath the skin - and behind the veils - of five distinct characters in her deeply affecting one-woman show “ Unveiled,” a co-presentation of the New Repertory Theatre and Greater Boston Stage Company.Īt just under an hour, “Unveiled” is a potent, filler-free work that whisks us around the country, and beyond, to hear the stories of a handful of women from different ethnic backgrounds. ![]()
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