Wajahat Ali became one of the most high-profile Muslims in the American media following the September 11th attacks, making regular appearances on CNN, writing for The New York Times and hosting a show on Al Jazeera America. 

He talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household, writing an acclaimed play about the American Muslim experience, and dealing with his young daughter’s cancer diagnosis.

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Domestic Crusaders New York 2011 production production company: Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College of Criminal Justice  director: Carla Blank actors: Deepti Gupta Domestic Crusaders London 2013 production production company: Tara-Arts director: Jatinder Verma actors: Shyam Bhatt, Taqi Nazeer

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