Amira Al Shanti is a Palestinian actor, singer and writer based in Scotland. She was shortlisted for the Kavya New Writers Prize in 2023 and named as one of Scotland's 30 under 30 in 2020 (YWCA). Amira wrote and starred in her short film 'Said the Dove to the Olive Tree', and her pieces have been published in both Dardishi and The Herald. She made her West End debut as ensemble in Rumi the Musical (London Coliseum, 2021); and other notable theatre work has included Arabic voiceover in National Theatre of Scotland's screen adaptation of Adam (BBC Scotland), and starring as Muna in the most recent workshop of Shadow World the Musical. Her original Palestinian Carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' was performed at several activist events for Gaza during Christmas 2023.

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