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Nubian Stories


  • Cherry Street Village 720 25th Avenue Seattle, WA, 98122 United States (map)

by Nabra Nelson & Mona Sherif Nelson
directed by Lia Fakhouri
featuring Ifrah Mansour as Sabila, and Hanna Eady on the Oud

Sabila, a Nubian woman who was forcibly relocated from her village in the south of Egypt due to its intentional flooding for the construction of the Aswan High Dam, tells the story of her people through her own incredible biography as well as through the ancient Nubian folkloric tales she grew up with. Based on a true story, NUBIAN STORIES is a play about loss and legacy set simultaneously in the past and present. It transports us to the village for a brief moment and makes us realize how far we are from a not-so-distant history that is being erased.

This production is supported by 4Culture
In partnership with the Nubian Foundation - 50% of proceeds benefit Nubians in Egypt

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Mona Sherif Nelson
Mona Sherif Nelson

Mona Mohi Eddin Hassan Sherif Ali Ahmed Dawood Khalil Debbabea Kakea, also known as Mona Sherif-Nelson, is the founder of the Nubian Foundation and the daughter and the heir of Nubia’s cultural leader Mohi Eddin Sherif.

Nabra Nelson
Nabra Nelson

Nabra Nelson is a writer, community organizer, and theater creator from Nubia, Egypt, and California. Her Nubian side is from the Fadijja tribe of the village of Abu Simbel in Egypt.

Antonieta Carpio
Antonieta Carpio

Lia Sima Fakhouri is a freelance stage director and storyteller. A Lebanese immigrant, born and raised in Dubai, UAE she identifies as third-culture kid. She is an advocate for the MENA Theatre community.

Lia Fakhouri
Lia Fakhouri

Lia Sima Fakhouri is a freelance stage director and storyteller. A Lebanese immigrant, born and raised in Dubai, UAE she identifies as third-culture kid. She is an advocate for the MENA Theatre community.

Ifrah Mansour
Ifrah Mansour

Ifrah Mansour is a Muslim Somali refugee who was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Somalia, Kenya, and the United States. She experienced civil wars, famine, displacement, droughts, and refugee camps before coming to America.

Hanna Eady
Hanna Eady

Hanna Eady grew up as a Palestinian in what is now Israel. He came to Seattle for graduate school in directing, returning home to work with Palestinian theatre companies, including the one he founded in his native village Buqayah, where he wrote his first play Art and Politics. 

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