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Silk Road Rising is a Chicago-based theatre company that produces plays by Asian and Middle Eastern artists. Founded by Jamil Khoury and Malik Gillani in 2002, it aims to challenge stereotypes and promote a polycultural worldview.
Jamil Khoury is a theatre producer, playwright, essayist, and filmmaker who focuses on Arab World themes and questions of Diaspora. He is the Founding Co-Executive Artistic Director of Silk Road Rising, an organization that shapes conversations about Pan-Asian, North African, and Muslim Americans.
Hello, I'm Jamil Khoury, Founding Artistic Director of Chicago's Silk Road Rising. We're a non-profit theatre and media arts company that tells stories through primarily Asian American and Middle Eastern American lenses.
Nov 1, 2006 · Jamil Khoury is a playwright who explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his award-winning play Precious Stones. He also co-founded Silk Road Theatre Project, a company that aims to promote diversity and dialogue through theatre.
Dec 22, 2011 · Khoury, 45, is the artistic director and cofounder of Silk Road Rising. Silk Road was founded in 2002 as a response to 9/11.
In the video essay "On Whiteness," (16 min, 9 sec) Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury explores the meanings and ramifications of whiteness, its ...
Watch Jamil Khoury, author of "WASP: White Arab Slovak Pole", talk about his play and his experience with Silk Road Theatre. Learn more about the play and the DNA Trail project that explores identity and culture through seven stories.
