Aliya Kanani is a

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actress and comedian from

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.Karen Fricker
"With a winning smile, Aliya Kanani drops truth bombs at the Fringe festival about doing comedy as a Muslim woman"
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'', July 12, 2022. She is most noted for her performance as Ms. Hina in the 2021 film ''

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'', for which she received a

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nomination for Best Actress at the

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in 2022. In 2022, she premiered the one-woman comedy show ''Where You From, From?'' at the Toronto Fringe Festival, and appeared in the film ''

Concrete Valley ''Concrete Valley'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Antoine Bourges and released in 2022.Pat Mullen"Concrete Valley Review: Straddling Two Worlds" ''Point of View'', September 12, 2022. The film centres on a family of Syrian immigrants to ...

''.Pat Mullen
"Concrete Valley Review: Straddling Two Worlds"
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'', September 12, 2022.

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