Cancellation of Play About Islamic State Recruits Prompts Concern in London

NYTimes: LONDON — In a letter published in The Times of London, prominent theater figures and other artists expressed concern that the National Youth Theater had been pressured to cancel a new play, “Homegrown,” about young Islamic State recruits.

The play, an immersive production created by the director Nadia Latif and the playwright Omar El-Khairy, was inspired by the story of Khadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum, three East London teenagers who left seemingly normal lives to join the Islamic State earlier this year.