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Ayad akhtar wifeA one-act play comprising four scenes, Disgraced opens with a married couple in their Upper East Side apartment. Emily, a white painter whose art takes inspiration from Islamic tradition, sketches a portrait of her husband Amir, an American-born lawyer who has renounced his Muslim background.
The couple discusses the night before, when Amir was mistreated by a racist waiter. The incident inspires Emily to paint a portrait of Amir based on Diego Velázquez's Portrait of Juan de Pareja, which depicts a former slave who serves as the artist's apprentice.
Amir's cousin Abe, who has changed his name from Hussein to obscure his Muslim background, visits the apartment.
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He asks Amir to support at trial, but not represent, an imam who is being tried for allegedly raising money to fund terrorism. Amir rejects the idea, citing his disavowal of Islam, but Emily convinces Amir to support the man.
In the second scene, Amir and Emily read the New York Times aloud.
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