Bahia Shehab: A Thousand times NO
Art historian Bahia Shehab has long been fascinated with the Arabic script for ‘No.’ When revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, she began spraying the image in the streets saying NO to Dictators, NO to military rule and NO to violence.
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ABOUT Bahia Shehab
“Bahia Shehab is a Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian. She studies ancient Arabic script and applies it to modern-day issues. She is the Creative Director with MI7-Cairo, working on projects relevant to cultural heritage.
Shehab is also an Associate Professor at the American University in Cairo, where she has developed a four-year Graphic Design programme focusing on the discipline in the Arab world. In addition, Shehab is a TED Fellow and a PhD candidate at Leiden University in Holland.
Shehab notably created a De Beers campaign, which won an International Advertising Association Gold Award. Her installation ‘A Thousand Times No’ was displayed at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, and was published as a book by The Khatt Foundation. Most recently, Shehab has taken her art to the streets of Cairo, stenciling images in support of her country’s revolution.”
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