Abstract
This study examines the process of shattering stereotypical images of Arab- and Muslim-Americans after the 9/11 attacks in America in 2001 through drama as a form of expression for Arab-Americans and reflects on the development and forms of Arab-American theatre in the United States. It focuses on the works of Arab-American playwrights Yussef El Guindi and Sam Younis, who have served as representatives of the climactic epoch in Arab-American drama after gaining renown in the post-9/11 era. El Guindi's works reveal how Arab- and Muslim-Americans are handed a guilty verdict easily in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogation system, whereas Younis's tackles the impact of Arab-American stereotypes perpetuated by Hollywood.