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'While I Was Waiting' a play about Syrian civil war

Syrian actors take play about a family鈥檚 struggle in Damascus to New York

A new play about the Syrian civil war has premiered in New York at the annual Lincoln Centre Festival. We speak to the lead actor, Mohamad Alrefai. And one of the world's biggest bands, U2, will play a huge homecoming concert in Dublin. Anu Anand discusses these stories with guests Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics at Oxford University, and Inua Ellams, Nigerian-born poet and playwright.

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