Iman Ahmed - WRITER

BIO

Iman Ahmed is an Egyptian-American writer with a background in playwriting. Her work focuses on themes of identity and family dysfunction, often exploring the dualism of privileged socioeconomic class and marginalized ethnic groups. Iman’s play BANNED premiered Off-Broadway in 2021 at Theatre Row. Iman has participated in multiple writing fellowships, including The Orchard Episodic Lab, the UCB Diversity Fellowship, and the Writers Guild Initiative Workshop, where she was selected to have her published one-act play read at the annual star- studded gala. Her personal story about being a young caregiver was featured on The Moth podcast in 2021 to over a million listeners.