SPOTLIGHT | AUGUST 2017

Banat Collective's August 2017 Spotlight featuring; Reconnecting Art, Variant Space, Protein Studios, Female Muslim Creatives, Burnt Roti, Khidr Collective

Sara SafwanAugust 29, 2017Comment

FATEMA NOOH: "WE CAN ALL TEACH EACH OTHER OUR HISTORIES."

Banat sits down with Fatema Nooh, a Bahraini graphic design student seeking to change the misrepresentations of minorities from the Arab region.

Interviews, previousSara SafwanAugust 1, 2017bahrain, germany, refugees, children, hijab, graphic designerComment

ARUUA AL SALAMI: "I TEND TO PROJECT MY OWN IDENTITY ONTO MY DRAWINGS."

Aruua Al Salami shares her story of self-acceptance and exploration of non-binary identities with BANAT Collective

Interviews, previousSara SafwanJune 28, 2017identity politics, gender politics, non-binary, digital painting, portraits, UAEComment

RAWA MAJDI: "THERE IS NO ONE WHO IS DISTINCTLY RAWA."

Banat interviews spoken word poet, Rawa Majdi. She talks about feminism, toxictiy of masculinity, starting up Kuwaits Poets Society and of course, poetry!

previous, InterviewsSara SafwanJanuary 19, 2017interview, poetry, kuwaitComment

MANAR KHALID: "I ENJOY MAKING ART THAT PEOPLE CAN HOLD"

Manar Khalid, a young Saudi girl finding her way through art. She talks to BANAT about being an arab, a women and an artist. Enjoy her naked lady illustrations and slice of life collage zines.

Interviews, previousSara SafwanNovember 15, 2016saudi arabia, illustrator, zines, manar khalid, photography Comment