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Omar El-Khairy

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Omar El-Khairy

Omar El-Khairy is a playwright, screenwriter and essayist. He is a former Leverhulme Associate Playwright at the Bush Theatre. His plays include 'Burst', 'Sour Lips', 'The Keepers of Infinite Space' and 'The Chaplain: or, a short tale of how we learned to love good Muslims whilst torturing bad ones'. His last play 'Homegrown' was originally commissioned as part of the National Youth Theatre’s 2015…

Known For

White GirlWhite Girl · 2019
White Girl
★ 4.12019
MovieHorror
Beth, a thirteen-year-old white girl, is seemingly lost. She wanders around east London, seeking out help from strangers. But over the course of an evening, her interactions with the city's dwellers take darker turns. Terror appears to lie around every corner.
They Heard Him Shout Allahu AkbarThey Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar · 2022
They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar
★ 5.02022
MovieScience Fiction
Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, only to find that the arms of the state can control what he says and does

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