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"Salam Shalom pleads sympathetically for universal respect and understanding..."
    —The San Francisco Bay Guardian

Korken Alexander and Saleem: in "Salam Shalom"While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict wages on, what are the human consequences of the barriers created? When a visiting Palestinian Ph.D candidate is housed with an Israeli graduate student at UCLA, their obviously disparate backgrounds and cultures are obstacles that seem insurmountable. As their own personal walls come down, they find themselves in an unexpected love affair. But when the two men return to the Holy Land political unrest, family expectations, and ancient traditions threaten to destroy the happiness they found together.

Playwright Saleem has substantially revised his award-winning play (last produced in Los Angeles in 2005) to reflect the current political realities on the ground in the Middle East-where Gaza is under siege, the Wall divides the two peoples, and the issue of West Bank settlements remains unresolved.

This new version of SALAM SHALOM features an impressive cast, with the lead roles commanded by Saleem and Korken Alexander, along with Eileen Barnett, Rafael Feldman, Avner Garbi, and Christine Joëlle. Produced by Lee Almoral Productions LLC, and Buddha-Cowboy Productions in association with the Greenway Court Theatre and sponsored in part by the Levantine Cultural Center.

Read more about the production, the cast and crew at salamshalomtheplay.com.

SALAM SHALOM won the GLAAD award for Best Original Writing in 1996 when it was first produced at the Open Fist Theatre. The play has gone on to award-winning performances in San Diego, San Francisco and Sydney, Australia, before returning home for this new production in 2010 under the direction of Ty Donaldson. The play runs Feb. 27-April 16 at the Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax Blvd. in West Hollywood. SALAM SHALOM is sponsored in part by Levantine Cultural Center, which promotes greater understanding of the Middle East and North Africa by presenting artistic and educational programs that bridge political and religious divides.