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Mar 8 • 26 tweets • 23 min read
To mark #InternationalWomensDay2022 we are celebrating 24 trailblazing women artists, who are creating work inspired by Islamic tradition
 
Here are some of the amazing women artists on baytalfann.com imagining a new future for Islamic art & culture #IWD2022

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1/ Iranian artist, Anahita Alavi specialises in Persian Miniature & Islamic Illumination. She trained in the art of traditional painting under the supervision of a number of great masters in Iran…
#IWD2022

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2/ For visual artist Margi Lake, the beauty, mystery & genius of Islamic geometric patterns is timeless & universal. They express the principles & realities that govern the cosmos, the natural world & human nature…
#IWD2022

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3/ Canadian artist @salwanajmart is a contemporary realist & calligraphy painter

With an admiration of Islamic history & architecture, her detailed & colorful paintings pay homage to the most magnificent mosques built throughout the centuries…
#IWD2022

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4/ Shaimaa Osman is a Dutch-born, North African Sudanese junior doctor & artist based in Devon

Interested in the universal & personal connections found in maps, she takes a creative approach to Islamic art, exploring calligraphy & collage…
#IWD2022

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5/ Whilst studying mathematics at university, artist @em_3190 found inspiration in Islamic geometry. After learning more about Islamic illumination, she developed a unique style bringing a contemporary twist to this traditional art-form…
#IWD2022

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6/ Dubai based artist, Yosra Emamizadeh started drawing from a young age while growing up in Tehran, Iran.

Her cultural heritage, identity & faith work are deeply rooted & reflected in her work…

نَفَسْ/نَفْسْ
Nafas/ Nafs
Breath/ Self
#IWD2022

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7/ Clarissa Grandi is a UK-based geometric artist & teacher of mathematics.

@c0mplexnumber is influenced by Islamic pattern & enjoys exploring the interplay between human-made geometry & nature’s organic, chaotic geometries & symmetries…
#IWD2022

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8/ Artist @kellyizdihar uses her art to express the social issues that she is passionate about. The visual arts are a great vehicle for social change, & through her work she’s been able to facilitate difficult but necessary discussions…
#IWD2022

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9/ Known for her ingenious use of colour & mastery of Islamic geometry, biomorphic patterns & illumination @EsraAlhamalArt is an artist & researcher based in London

Her work reinterprets traditional practices in contemporary ways…
#IWD2022

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10/ Artist @_99khxn has a passion for Islamic architecture & history, and explores this in her magnificent paintings…
#IWD2022

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11/ British Pakistani artist @WahidMaryam explores her heritage through household & family experiences.

Using photography she challenges the perception of Muslim women, South Asian neighborhoods in Britain & the notion of belonging…
#IWD2022

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12/ Artist @SKbydesign work tells stories which are about celebrating something long forgotten, and a reclamation narratives. She is interested in colonial legacies, social justice & using art as a tool for change…
#IWD2022

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13/ Known for her minimalist, abstract, artworks that draw together elements of language, spirituality and traditional Islamic art, artist @Lulwah_AlHomoud uses calligraphy & mathematical processes to form her own visual language…
#IWD2022

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14/ London based artist Mobeen Akhtar, specialises in the traditional arts. Her work takes you through a journey of colour and meticulous detail heavily inspired by traditional Islamic art…
#IWD2022

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15/ UK based educator and mixed-media artist @handofayesha work is focussed on modern Arabic lettering and abstract art, which she uses to showcase beauty, and express her love for the written word…
#IWD2022

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16/ Artist @shaheenkahmed has a passion for Islamic art. She explores social justice through her work & empathy is central to her practice. Shaheen uses maps as a tool for conversation…
#IWD2022

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17/ UK based artist and educator @samira_mian has a distinct passion for Islamic geometry. A teacher of mathematics with Islamic Geometry, she has created a contemporary take on tradition, promoting her art both in the U.K & internationally…
#IWD2022

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18/ Saudi/Egyptian artist @ShahadNazer work makes you stop, take notice and reflect.

Her digital collage artworks contemplate social messages, highlight feminist issues, and raise ideas that concern the youth, particularly young women…
#IWD2022

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19/ Digital Artist @StinaTree is a historian, a storyteller, and a voice for communities. She uses her work as a tool to celebrate Black American Muslim and recently launched her first collection of Islamic art NFT’s
#IWD2022

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20/ Naseeba Khader is a Mississauga based artist whose passion is Islamic art & architecture. She is on a quest to absorb & learn as much as possible, & to translate that knowledge with her pen or paintbrush…
#IWD2022

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21/ U.K based artist @fzhassan is an expert miniature painter trained in traditional Indo-Islamic, Mughal & Persian painting. Taking a modern twist on this tradition, she teaches & exhibits her work in galleries & museums…
#IWD2022

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22/ Bangladeshi-born British textile artist and designer @ReziaWahidWeave is passionate about the traditional craft of weaving, which she relates Islamic art through seeking to capture the divine light…
#IWD2022

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23/ Artist @elisadeaneart is a painter who uses traditional techniques to make work with an entirely contemporary aesthetic. Her use of colours & brushwork are inspired by Islamic geometry & the miniature painting traditions of India & Iran…
#IWD2022

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24/ In artist @safialatif works, the Islamic architectural elements & vivid colors are reminiscent of orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme

Influenced by impressionist painters, her paintings are distinguished by loose & textured brush strokes…
#IWD2022

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