I had received this comment from one of my website visitors. I made an attempt to answer, but on a second thought, I decided to post the comment on my blog and let people, perhaps, tell me what they think.
Here it goes:
Dear Mrs. Hend,
I am wondering why someone who mentions Islam in her Artist Statement, [...]
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Islam and Art
Existence
What happens
Within this body and soutl
This time and place
Is what exists
Nothing beyond that, is there.
—————————- حوار هادئ ———–
شاب يافع يجلس في مقهى وبيده كتاب وأمامه قدح من القهوة
يأتي شاب آخرويحييه بابتسامة بشوشة
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راشد (قادماً بإشراقة حماس): السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة
سمير (يبادله الإبتسام) : وعليكم السلام
راشد( ممازحاً): إذا حييتم بتحية فردوها بأحسن منها
سمير (تتسع ابتسامته): لقد والله حييتك بأحسن من تحيتك. المقادير نسبيية يا أخي. فأنت تلقي تحيتك على الجميع ولا تتحرج من [...]
—- a short play ————————
Stage: Shehrazade’s studio. Shehrazade is mixing pigment wearing an apron. sketches of naked women on the wall. Shehrayar rushing in, in full costume, tiara and royal staff.
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Shehrayar (controlling his anger): Shehrazade, why do you draw nude women? This is blasphemy.
Shehrazade (carelessly): Why? What’s wrong with women’s bodies?
Shehrayar (dumbfounded) : Nude women?! Everything is wrong with that.
Shehrazade (looking him in [...]
—- On Shehrayar ———————–
The legend says that Shehrayar’s first wife cheated on him with one of her slaves.
I say that she cheated because he was not interested in her. In fact her vibrant sexuality drove him away. He went so often on hunting trips.
Although Shehrayar was the king he could not legalize gay marriage.
Instead, he killed his wife!!
What kind [...]
—- Shehrayar ————————–
What would Shehrazad do with Shehrayar?
He is gay. But pretends he is not.
So, he married her. What a mess!
Can’t wait to see what happens next.
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—- Sexual identities ——————–
Iblees: Are you homosexuals?
Hawwa and Adam: How can we be?
Can’t you see, we are woman and woman… er.. womanman and woman???
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—- The Power of Art———————
God gave me art
Don’t try to take it from me
Because you can’t
It had already traveled miles away
If you chase after it
You will be divided into one thousand and one directions
And
At the end
You will surrender
Happily
Exactly like Shehrayar
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—————————- عين الروح —-
ايتها العين التي ترى ما وراء النظور
أيتها العين المحدقة ليل نهار
أيتها العين الحكيمة..أسبري أغواري
وأخبريني عنها
أيتها العين المحدقة ليل نهار
هل تتكلمين؟
هلا قصصت علي الحكايات التي شهدتها
أين أنت؟
في داخلي أنا؟
أو في أغاني السلام؟
كم أنت جميلة وهادئة على الرغم من القبح والعنف الذي يمر أمامك
أيتها العين المحدقة ليل نهار… هلا أسدلت جفنك المتلألئ
ولو لدقيقة
ترى لو فعلت ذلك ما [...]