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Ayad Akhtar earned a degree in theater from Brown University and, after graduating, moved to Tuscany to work with world-renowned acting theorist and pioneer Jerzy Grotowski (Towards a Poor Theatre). Since the 1990s he has been a resident of New York City, where he has taught acting on his own and alongside Andre Gregory (My Dinner With Andre, Vanya on 42nd Street).
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The Home Fires
In his new novel, 'American Dervish,' author Ayad Akhtar confronts the often-overlooked fact that Islam’s views of women are very close to those in Christianity and Judaism.
Ayad Akhtar | Published Jan 09, 2012
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