USA: Hijabi Monologues Takes Wing

Muslim-style ‘Monologues’

Raja Abdulrahim (LA Times via Philadelphia Inquirer)

Los Angeles TimesThere is no central theme [to the Hijabi Monologues]; the play focuses on individual women and their stories. One monologue addresses the types of men who hit on hijabis, another tells the story of a mother who loses her son in a car accident. The one that draws the most reaction is about a teenager who gets pregnant – a taboo subject in Muslim communities.

“Hijab is not the centerpiece,” Alhassen said of the play, “it’s the background….”