We may deny it, avoid it or try to ignore it, but discrimination based on any part of who we are is a reality. It might be subtle, layered or disguised; but it exists. Try to think of the difficulties a Canadian woman might face if...
The dictionary defines public history as: a broad range of activities undertaken by people with some training in the discipline of history who are generally working outside of specialized academic settings. But why this need to seek the truth at the micro level? In this unsettling...
In Search of Nabi Yahya (peace be upon him) It was the summer of 2010 and we were travelling by car from Beirut to Damascus. The war had not started yet, and we couldn’t imagine then that it would. We were an unusual lot. George our...
There’s only one day left to my very first group art exhibit. I’m not nervous, rather I feel a profound sense of gratitude with a stir of other emotions I can’t quite put into words. I would be driving going about my everyday business when I’d...
It was in 8th grade when my parents decided to gift me a set of watercolour paints in order to focus my creative energies to one stream of art. Since then, my watercolour tablets and I have been an inseparable duo. It took long for me to...
We just celebrated our seven-year wedding anniversary and whenever we shoot a nikkah (Islamic marriage ceremony) it brings back wonderful memories. It’s so amazing to witness a marriage ceremony and document all the emotions of those present. We feel so blessed to see so many beautiful couples...
Often, in various settings where I am teaching art workshops, I’ll hear the phrase “but I’m not an artist!” to which I always respond, “everyone is an artist, you just have to start thinking like one!” If I were to describe in the simplest way how one...
What captivated me when I first started calligraphy was the amount of detail and intricacy in the graceful letters used to glorify the word of God. I had been painting and drawing since I was a child, but the pull towards calligraphy was so natural that...
As an artist, I believe it is my role to express and interpret the breadth of human experience, as well as elevate discourse about social issues within my particular frame of reference. With my art, I seek answers to questions about what our society is able...