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Playwright Wajahat Ali Looks Back on 9/11, Islamophobia

September 7, 2011 -- 5:30 PM

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A Muslim born and raised in Fremont, playwright, essayist and attorney Wajahat Ali recently helped write a report on Islamophobia in the U.S. This weekend his play "The Domestic Crusaders" -- about a Muslim family's post-9/11 experience -- will be performed in New York City.

Reporter Mina Kim talks with Ali about his personal experience on 9/11, the decade since, and how he became an accidental playwright.