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Salma Arastu [1] (born 1950) is an internationally exhibited artist known for her unique global perspective, reflecting her diverse cultural background and experiences. Born in Rajasthan, India to a Sindhi family, Aratsu pursued her formal education in Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India.
Shirin Aliabadi is renowned for her photographic series Girls in Cars (2005), which depicted women riding around in cars, ready to party. Reflecting on this series in a 2013 article for Deutsche Bank, [2] where her works were exhibited, Aliabadi recounted being stuck in traffic in an upscale part of Tehran. She observed, "We were surrounded by ...
In 2010, Neshat was named Artist of the Decade by Huffington Post critic G. Roger Denson, for "the degree to which world events have more than met the artist in making her art chronically relevant to an increasingly global culture," for reflecting "the ideological war being waged between Islam and the secular world over matters of gender ...
This is the list of the Muslims in entertainment and the media outside Muslim-majority countries Comedy American comedian Dave Chappelle in 2007. Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor Humza Arshad – English comedian Dave Chappelle – standup comedian Said Durrah – standup comedian Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actor Mohammed "Mo" Amer – standup comedian, actor [6] Hasan Minhaj ...
As a female Muslim artist, Shahzia Sikander often had to endure stereotyping among her community. The veil (a scarf often worn by Muslim women) covers the hair and neck and is symbolic of both religion and womanhood. Sikander's miniature paintings often refer to the veil, exploring her own religious history and cultural identity.
Boushra Y. Almutawakel [1] (Arabic: بشارة المتوكل; born 1969) [2] is a Yemeni photographer. [3] Her work concerns the international perception of Arabs and Muslims and focuses in particular on the international perception of issues of gender and representations of Muslim/Arab women and their clothing.
The goals of sister-hood are to promote known and unknown women of Muslim heritage working for human rights, gender equality, freedom of expression, peace and social justice And to highlight women from history and today who have fought for personal rights and bodily integrity, who extended solidarity to women and other downtrodden people, and who improved their societies as scholars, artists ...
Anida Yoeu Ali is a Cambodian-American artist. [1] Her works include span performance, art installation, videos, and images. Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. [2]