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It's Not Your Fault (Arabic edition)

Five New Plays on Sexual Harassment in Egypt

Jillian Campana Dina Amin The Cairo Writers Lab Hoda Elsadda

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American University in Cairo Press
19 September 2023
A collection of original short plays that focus on sexual harassment and assault in Egypt, by debut Egyptian playwrights

These five original short plays, written by Egyptian students from the American University in Cairo in collaboration with Jillian Campana and Dina Amin, mark the first published plays in Egypt that deal directly with sexual harassment. Sexual crimes are not limited to the workplace or the street-they happen everywhere, from the bedroom to the cafe, in shops, on modes of transportation, and in businesses, homes, outdoor areas, and educational and religious institutions. They can be perpetrated by a stranger, acquaintance, friend, family member, or loved one and they can encompass many different types of sexual violence, including verbal, non-verbal, physical, or visual violence.

This collection breaks social taboos by offering dramatic texts that reflect the reality of survivors of sexual harassment from multiple perspectives-families and couples, bystanders, victims and perpetrators, men and women. Many of the women portrayed in these plays are independent, educated, and well to do, but they are all subjected to varying degrees of sexual harassment and violence. Accompanied with narrative commentary that places the events in context, these plays and the issues they explore seek to challenge dominant perceptions about sexual harassment in the region and to shine light on the power imbalances and disparities that give rise to it. They will be of interest to artists, social science researchers, educators, and anyone interested in the issue of sexual harassment, and collaborative theater processes.

Playwrights: Yehia Abdelghan, Marwan Abdelmoneim, Nour El Captan, Passant Faheem, Nour Ibrahim, Noran Morsi, and

Omar Omar

The research on which this book is based was awarded the Times Higher Education 2023 MENA Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Performances of these plays are royalty free.

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Foreword by:  
Translated by:  
Imprint:   American University in Cairo Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Arabic Edition
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781649032713
ISBN 10:   1649032714
Pages:   172
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jillian Campana (Author) is professor of theater at The American University in Cairo, where she also serves as the Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her most recent book is Western Theatre in Global Contexts: Directing and Teaching Culturally Inclusive Drama around the World. She lives in Cairo. Dina Amin (Author, Translated by) is director of the theater program and associate professor of theater at The American University in Cairo. She is the author of Alfred Farag and Egyptian Theater. Her most recent theater production is Shababik ‘Attia (‘Attia’s Windows). She lives in Cairo. Hoda Elsadda (Foreword by) is professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University. She is co-founder and currently chair of the board of the Women and Memory Forum, a research organization that focuses on the production and dissemination of alternative knowledges on women and gender studies.

Reviews for It's Not Your Fault (Arabic edition): Five New Plays on Sexual Harassment in Egypt

"""Tackling such topics as consent, psychological trauma, patriarchal attitudes, and the repercussions of speaking out, five sharply honed, open-ended 10-minute plays . . . . transcending easy labels like 'theatre for social action' and 'theatre in education, ' they exist in a category of their own.""-Critical Stages/Scèegrave;nes critiques ""This book is a brilliant engagement with the issue of gender-based violence in the private sphere, one of the most difficult challenges that societies all over the world contend with.""--Hoda Elsadda, Cairo University, and co-founder and Chair of the Board of the Women and Memory Forum, from the foreword"


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