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Art of Burqa
An Afternoon of Art, Dialogue, Film, and Performance
March 6, 2016 at Pen and Brush
Photo credit: Terrence Jennings
Is Fashion Modern? Salon and Abcdearium - MoMA
Behind Burqas, More than Bodies - April Greene
“Exquisite work. Artwork, writing — you will
see, feel differently.”
Art of the burqa: exploring the many narratives of the
woman under the veil - ivohOn the Margin – The Art of Burqa - WPFW Pacifica
89.3 FM
Art of Burqa event in NYC (March 6, 2016) - FlickrThe Burqa Issue in Of Note Magazine - Augury Books
Burqa Exhibit Coming to Flatiron Gallery This
Weekend - DNAInfo New York9 Things to Do and See During Women’s History
Month in NYC - Untapped Cities
The Art of the Burqa: An Afternoon of Art, Dialogue,
and Performance (March 6) - Pen + BrushThe Burqa: Tool of Oppression? - Women’s Voices
of Change
Brishkay Ahmed: Unveiling the History of the Burqa -
World Policy InstituteOF NOTE: The Burqa Issue, Examining Complicated
Experiences Of Women Who Wear The Burqa - The
Marc Steiner Show
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Stacy Parker Le Melle,
Communications Director, Afghan Women’s
Writing Project
“Thank you all for putting this issue forward.
Many would have chickened out and chosen
caution to avoid a dialogue about the burqa
and Muslim women…But you all are now
encouraging conversation and debate.
Freedom of expression lives on. Thank you.”
Brishkay Ahmed,
Filmmaker
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