The Mecca Tales NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You're interested in seeing Muslim women portrayed in a positive light and hearing women's stories

Don't see it if You want a huge set

See it if for stories delving into the individual's conflict and the struggle to overcome

Don't see it if you expect more religious emphasis

See it if You want a general feel for the experience of the Hajj and what it might be like to participate, and in stories of Muslim women.

Don't see it if If you aren't interested in stories about women's lives, or stories containing religion or death.

See it if You enjoy women's stories.

Don't see it if You get angry watching women under the yoke of religion.

See it if You have a strong interest in Islam and in American Muslim women.

Don't see it if You do not enjoy plays that are on religious themes and that promote Islam Read more

See it if the story of five Muslim women on a pilgrimage to Mecca and the reasons for their journey interests you.

Don't see it if you have no interest in the Hajj. Read more

See it if Five muslim women share their personal issues and help each other to move on. Combats prejudice against muslims being regular people.

Don't see it if Sentimental one-dimensional characters who develop in obvious ways. Earnest, but with little humor. I didn’t learn much about Islam.

See it if You appreciate the representation of women of colour on stage. You want to support Muslim artists' work.

Don't see it if You prefer characters who are fully fleshed-out, beyond caricatures of their struggles. You prefer stories that shed a new light on gender. Read more