Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway

Afghanistan Cultural advisor| Writer|Speaker|Founder Afghan Friends Network|Projects @kiterunnerbway @SeattleOpera @sigtheatre @TheaterJ|Board @GoldenThread|

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

Thank you so much for uplifting the reading of PILGRIMAGE at Stanford U and San Jose State University. So grateful for your support.

[Dr. Halima Kazem حلیمه کاظم @HalimaKazem]

Bay Area friends and colleagues. Join me tomorrow for the reading of PILGRIMAGE, a play co-written by our very own @HumairaGhilzai. PILGRIMAGE dares to spotlight Muslim women on stage, presenting them as multi-dimensional, imperfect, and deeply loving individuals.

There is a reading tomorrow, Monday November 6 at 7:30pm at Stanford's Nitery theater
(514 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305)
The reading is free but you need to register here: https://t.co/AR5Xs26hfc

On Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30 PM, there will be another reading at San Jose State University's Hal Todd Theatre (Hugh Gillis Hall 103)
Register here
https://t.co/g0b7UoRX89
https://t.co/ALrNRCt5Kv

The play is about four Afghan-American women and a Black Muslim convert who go on an Umrah. The story inspiration and some events are taken from Humaira's Umrah in 2015.

Five Muslim American women set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Noor, an Afghan American immigrant, carries a hidden burden. Her tech CEO daughter, Maryam, grapples with legal troubles. Noor's nieces, the estranged sisters Sosan and Nadia, strive to heal their fractured bond. Meanwhile, Fatima, a Black Muslim convert, embarks on a quest to find her birth mother. Will this spiritual odyssey unite them, or will secrets, rivalries, and old wounds tear them apart?

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

Brave Afghan women are still protesting in the streets of Kabul - despite the Taliban crackdown on demonstrations. They continue to demand their basic human rights

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

As an Afghan I'm really happy that a movie finally portrays an Afghan as a competent, loyal and a hero. I guess it took Brits to tell a story that Americans movie makers seem to have a hard time doing. #TheCovenant

[Scott Mantz 🖖 @MovieMantz]

GUY RITCHIE’S THE COVENANT is an EXCELLENT war thriller about a U.S. Army Sergeant who goes back to Afghanistan to retrieve the interpreter who saved his life. Gripping intensity & superb performances from JAKE GYLLENHAAL & DAR SALIM; GUY RITCHIE’S best movie in years! SEE IT!

[BroadwayWorld @BroadwayWorld]

.@kiterunnerbway  is headed out on tour next spring!
https://t.co/fRioadDgtM

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

540 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. Afghan women and girls remain locked out of their classrooms, denied the right to an education and the world remains mostly muted #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[The Kite Runner @kiterunnerbway]

🚨 TOUR CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Coming back to The Kite Runner for the National Tour starting in Spring 2024 is none other than our Original Broadway Cast tabla artist, @SalarNader! 💜🪁

#KiteRunnerTour

[افغانستان اینترنشنال @AFIntlBrk]

این هفته خانه اپرای سیاتل در امریکا میزبان نمایش اپرای هزار خورشید تابان با کارگردانی رویا سادات بود. این نمایش برگرفته از کتاب خالد حسینی تهیه شده و با استقبال تماشاچیان روبه‌رو شد.
الهام کریمی گزارش می‌دهد

[Vivien Schweitzer @VivSchweitzer]

I interviewed the courageous @sadatroya1 and the creative team at @SeattleOpera about this important new opera, which opens tonight. My article:

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

Great to speak to you and we appreciate your thoughtful article.

[Susannah Walden @SusannahWalden]

Great speaking to @sadatroya1, @HumairaGhilzai and composer Sheila Silver ahead of the premiere of @SeattleOpera's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" -- story for @afp https://t.co/0OriBG6fXo

[Tajuden Soroush @TajudenSoroush]

Afghanistan before the Taliban.

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

We kick off the opening weekend of A Thousand Splendid Opera @SeattleOpera with this article in @TheEconomist. #RepresentationMatters @khaledhosseini @stephenkitsakos @sadatroya1 #sheilasilver

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

An opera adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel arrives almost two years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan https://t.co/IoAn7NvPb9

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

We're looking for Afghan Actors to cast in this short film. I would appreciate your help in getting the word out. #Afghanistan #castingcall #afghanactors
https://t.co/9F877dtv1m

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

@joshbearman I can’t wait to see it. Thank you for telling these important stories.

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

A Thousand Splendid Suns Opera world premiere will be at Seattle Opera. We have an amazing creative team with SheilaSilver, @stephenkitsakos & @sadatroya1. If it wasn’t for @khaledhosseini this story wouldn’t exist.

Come see the first Opera set in #Afghanistan
@SeattleOpera

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

@joshbearman Congratulations!!!

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

@JaneFerguson5 @spj_tweets @christinalamb @ckubeNBC @kimwillsher1 @alex_veeneman Congratulations!

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

“They closed the schools, the world remained silent, they closed our universities, silence, now they’ve come for our courses. What are we supposed to do? Kill ourselves?” Devastated Afghan girls mourn the loss of their education after the Taliban’s ban

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

We’ll said @arianadelawari

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

@joshbearman I read your article. It was 👍🏽

[Humaira Ghilzai ~ From Kabul to Broadway @HumairaGhilzai]

And a big shout out goes to the brilliant cand especially to you for playing this monumental role with heart and grace...and excellent Dari pronunciation.

[Amir Arison @AmirArison]

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