Waleed Akhtar
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘THE P WORD’ an excellent queer play at London’s Bush Theatre
Queer South Asians, particularly Pakistanis, rarely get media coverage, let alone any positive story-telling. I should know, as a gay man of Pakistani origin, and having monitored the situation for decades. It’s always struck me as odd, given that South Asians represent 25% of the world’s eight billion population, so there must be about a…
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The P Word : a powerful thought-provoking piece that tackles the universal problem of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Currently playing at London’s Bush Theatre is a powerful thought-provoking piece that tackles the universal problem of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers that seems to get worse every day Waleed Akhtar‘s “The P Word” explores that plus the experience of gay Pakistani men in the UK Split into two halves, in the first act we meet…
