Headscarf and the Angry Bitch

Review: CityBeat

by Rodger Pille

CRITIC'S PICK

It’s pretty typical for our culture to be afraid of that which we don’t know. We see it every day on TV news and in daily conversations around the water cooler. But what we probably rarely see is the reaction on the other end, how it affects the object of our fear. That’s one of the principle reasons whyHeadscarf and the Angry Bitch is so welcoming and accessible. And frankly, so needed.

Writer-actress Zehra Fazal makes it really easy for us xenophobes. She sets up her one-woman show, a sort of theatrical Muslim for Dummies with autobiographical anecdotes sprinkled in for good measure, as a series of community education sessions taught at the local neighborhood center. She addresses the audience directly, as if we’re a part of the class, which of course we are.

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Review: Cincinnati Enquirer

"Artworks stages 2 looks at cultural identity"

Joseph McDonough

"Headscarf and the Angry Bitch" is an enjoyable comic solo show written and performed by Zehra Fazal that explores a young woman's experiences of growing up Muslim in America.Fazal portrays Zed Headscarf, the self-proclaimed "Muslim Weird Al" who gives us a lecture on various aspects of Muslim culture, often illustrating her points with song parodies she plays on her guitar. We quickly learn primary tenants of the Muslim religion along with proper Muslim attitudes toward foods (beer is bad but Skittles are OK), prayer, family and sex.

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Review: The Conveyor

The Anger in Zehra Fazal's Headscarf and the Angry Bitch is reserved not for her religion or her family or her ethnicity, but lies with the actions of all of those entities interacting together and making her life full of contradictions and confusion. Fazal's character Zed Headscarf takes you in with her seminar, learning about Islam.  Along the way she shares her stories about her upbringing with Pakistani parents and extended family and how sex and it's many variances lack a place in the culture surrounding her religion.

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Review: Behind the Curtain

"Zehra Fazal’s very fun (and educational) show gives audience members an irreverent, personal, view of what it means to be a young, female, Muslim-American."

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Review: The Examiner

by Richard O Jones

"Our first sold out Fringe show was "Headscarf and the Angry Bitch" by DC-based artist Zehra Fazal, and it lives up to the buzz.

Fazal plays Zed Headscarf, a young bisexual woman of Pakistani descent who is conducting a series of informative lectures about her faith, though she's not what you'd call observant, at the local Islamic Center. So you not only get a personal look at the life of a modern American Muslim, but also a primer on the lexicon, explanations of concepts like "haraam" and "halal."" 

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Review: David's Voice

by Samantha Stein

On Saturday, I tried to see “Headscarf and the Angry B*tch,” at Artworks for the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, which simply describes the play with the phrase, “the Muslim Weird Al.” I dashed through the doors at 6:58pm and flashed my pass. I was turned away. The house was packed, even the standing room, and I was out of luck. On the advice of the staff, I went next door to the Know Theatre and bought a ticket for the next evening.

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