The Hat and the Prophet by Ghassan Kanafani

Kanafani completed writing this play in early 1967. However, "The Hat and the Prophet" was not published until 1973, around nine months after the martyrdom of Ghassan Kanafani. It was first published in the magazine "Palestinian Affairs" in April 1973.

"The Hat and the Prophet" is Kanafani's second theatrical attempt after "The Door." It presents a theatrical construct based on the game of the cage of accusation, which moves to include the accused at one time and the judges at another, and may extend to include the presumed audience of the play.