01 Mar 2021 - 9:31
The Peninsula
Doha: The Fire Station: Artist in Residence and the Painting and Printmaking Department at VCUarts Qatar have kicked off a virtual lecture series titled ‘Decolonizing Art Narratives: Arab Women Artists Today’ in which 14 women artists are coming together to explore gender, politics, colonialism, culture and identity.
The year-long academic lecture series features a dynamic group of Arab female artists and practitioners across various disciplines and locales in the Middle East who will revisit and consider how best to reshape existing narratives.
Khalifa Al Obaidly, Director, Fire Station, said: “The Fire Station is honoured to partner with VCUarts Qatar to present this pertinent lecture series. The series provides a platform for some of the region’s most inspirational female artists to collectively discuss what it means to be an artist in the context of modern societal norms and challenges.”
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Ivy Winfrey talks with filmmaker and Colorado State University associate professor Usama Alshaibi about his inspiration for his films, his recent short film “The Shadow,” his career and more.
Interested in his work? Check out Usama Alshaibi’s feature film “Nice Bombs” on Vimeo.
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Ellie Shannon updates listeners on what’s happening on campus, and Ivy Winfrey gives new information on local COVID-19 outbreaks in Larimer county. Dixon Lawson gives new updates on the start of several seasons for different sports. After that, Winfrey speaks to filmmaker and CSU associate professor Usama Alshaibi, and Kota Babcock updates listeners on changes in Congress and Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. After that, listeners hear an excerpt from Maddy Erskine’s interview with local musician David Miner, and Babcock gives listeners new information on COVID-19 restrictions and statistics. To conclude the show, Babcock updates listeners on Bitcoin and a new podcasting app while Winfrey shares the weirdest news of the week.
Fighting Iran s strict hijab rules
The veil became a hallmark of this new, old order symbolizing Iran s decidedly anti-Western way of life. The Islamic Revolution developed into a sexual counter-revolution, a fight over women s sexuality, writes US political scientist Hamideh Sedghi in her 2007 report
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