- Aḥmad ʿIthmān’s (1945 – 2013, Egypt) drama play Ḥasnāʾ fī Sijn Suqrāṭ (written in 1987 and printed in 2004, English trans. Belle in the Prison of Socrates, 2008), in which Socrates is charged with corrupting the young. Anticipating the Arab uprisings in Egypt, the play depicts the Athenian youth revolting as a reaction to the imprisonment of Socrates, their enlightened professor who taught them that the corruption of the government not only entails the falsification of the elections, but also abuse of political power. A revolt takes place in the streets and on a square that strongly resembles those of Cairo (reference).
- al-Ṭayyib al-Ṣiddīqī (1939-2016, Morocco) adapted the two plays Lysistrata and The Assembly of Women by the ancient playwright Aristophanes (446 – 386) into the play Al-Jins al-Laṭīf (‘The Charming Sex’, 1959), a critique of the condition of Moroccan women (reference).
Refrences:
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- Eiman Tunsi. 2015. “A Dramatic Anticipation of the Arab Spring and a Dramatic Reflection Upon It.” Arab Stages 1(2) Retrieved through https://arabstages.org/2015/04/a-dramatic-anticipation-of-the-arab-spring-and-a-dramatic-reflection-upon-it/ (last accessed 2 November 2023)
Saddiki, Tayeb (1938–). “Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa.” Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/saddiki-tayeb-1938 (last accessed 28 March 2021)
Tayeb Saddiki and Marina Kotzamani. 2006. “Tayeb Saddiki: Interviewed by Marina Kotzamani.” PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art 28(2): 38-41, p. 38