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Amy Waldman

So the premise of 'The Submission' is that there's an anonymous competition to design a 9/11 memorial and it's won by an American Muslim, an architect born and raised in Virginia, and his name is Mohammad Khan.

Amy Waldman

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The story centers on a contest where the identity of the designer is kept secret, and the winning memorial for 9/11 is created by an American Muslim architect from Virginia named Mohammad Khan. This setup highlights the unexpected outcome of the competition and introduces themes of identity and perception related to the memorial's creator.

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