AMMAN — As scenes of Arab street protests fill his television set, Abu Saqer, a petty domestic tyrant, panics at the thought of losing control of his household. His daughter wants to wear a brighter shade of lipstick. His son wants to join the protests.

Abu Saqer is the main character of “Al’aan Fhmtekom” (Now I Understand You), a play by the Jordanian journalist and writer Ahmad al Zoubi, inspired by the Arab Spring.

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