Such A Beautiful Voice Is Sayeda's
by Yussef El Guindi, Salwa Bakr

"[El Guindi] brings a poetically charged voice to the struggle by Muslim women to sound their own voices in this impressive pair of one acts.” —Los Angeles Times. ”Critic's Pick…fascinating and compelling, powerful in their imagery, they engage with the beauty and passion of their startling, almost unimaginable reality…“ —Backstage West. ”…quietly splendid: a gossamer, lyrical little pair of tales highlighting the plight of modern Muslim women…something sure to haunt your thinking next time News at Ten uses those stock images of [them]…“ —LA Alternative. ”…eminently convincing in their verity and yes, humor…we're able to laugh and sometimes cry with a couple of veiled beauties who have somehow managed to marshal their strength and fight oppression whenever they meet it…Both stories are poetic, compelling and powerful.“ —Park Labrea News/Beverly Press. ”…the plays have a universal resonance, as though the women's battles with snotty co-workers, penny-pinching husbands and antidepressant "

— LA Weekly