Older Paintings
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Annunciation 2008 Acrylic and resin on plywood. 12 x 12 inches - 31 x 31 cm. Gabriel's first appearance to Muhammed in the cave. |
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Surat Yousuf 2004 Arabic Calligraphy and painting 16 x 16 inches - 40 x 40 cm Verses from the book of Joseph in the Qur'an. It describes the tale of Joseph and Zulaykha. Wikipedia article. This painting is used as a book cover for Sexual Ethics And Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence, by Kecia Ali. (Qur'an 12.23 - 12.32) |
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My Arab Father
2004 Painting, henna on raw canvas Describing my father story, I used henna in two different forms to give depth and variation to the painting. One form is henna water which is the clear fluid on top of the henna mix which can be of variable shades. The other form is the henna thick paste which gives dark brown textured paint. |
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Women of Arabia 2
2002 Acrylic on paper 18 x 24 inches - 46 x 61 cm See more of this series |
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Women of Arabia 9
2001 Oil on paper 24" x 60" |
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Identity 1
1999 Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 inches - 46 x 61 cm See more of this series |