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Michael Mohammed Ahmad: Award-winning novelist and playwright reclaiming nuance in representation

EPISODE · Mar 20, 2023 · 31 MIN

Michael Mohammed Ahmad: Award-winning novelist and playwright reclaiming nuance in representation

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As a young actor looking to make his mark, Michael Mohammed Ahmad faced one problem, people only wanted to cast him as a drug dealer. Yumi Stynes sits down with Michael Mohammed - novelist, playwright and founder of Sweatshop Western Sydney Literary Movement. We hear about his experiences growing up as a young Muslim Lebanese man in a post-9/11 world, the defining moments that have shaped his career, and how mirroring is key to nuanced representation.

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