DescriptionWho We Are takes place in both Egypt and America, following the lives of Hannah and Zain, two siblings in their twenties who must deal with the aftermath of their mother’s sudden death. Raised in an Egyptian-American Muslim family, Hannah and Zain work to reconcile the conflicting aspects of their identities and beliefs. Hannah travels to a post-revolutionary Egypt in an attempt to learn more about her family’s culture and religion but instead finds herself veering away from the very culture she hopes to learn more about. She seeks out her own understanding of self and identity as she struggles to comprehend both her mother’s upbringing as well as her own, and she soon becomes involved in the revolutionary strife. Zain remains in Philadelphia and learns that his seemingly religious father has been carrying out an affair with another woman. Zain pushes back against the religious and cultural hypocrisy of his father, but each attempt to become a better person fails, and as a result, his work life and personal relationships begin to unravel. Who We Are explores the cultural difficulties and self-conflict second-generation Americans face in their adult lives. This story focuses on culture, religion, and revolution.