Euphrates, SandhILL, Narcy, DAM, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Blackstar, Susana Baca, Sade, Nas, the Roots, Dead Prez, Tupac Shakur, Zuhur Hussein, Nathem Al Ghazalie, Iraqi Maqam, Nassir Shamma, Abdel Halim, Om Kalthoum, Fairuz, Ziad Al Rahbani, Zakiya George, Magda Al Roumy, Tanya Saleh, Lena Chammamyan, Farid Al Atrash, Asmahan
Movies
Irreversible, Apocalypse Now, Waking Life, Jungle Book, Malcolm X, Kirikou, Ghandi, Lord of War, Driving to Zigzigland, Zaman: The Man from the Reeds, Slingshot HipHop, Paradise Now
Books
Dubai by Robin Moore/ The Autobiography of Malcolm X/ Ishmael/ Orientalism by Edward Said/ Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe/ A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul/ Salam Pax the Baghdad Blog/ Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi/ Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi/ Walking Through Fire by Nawal El Saadawi/ God Dies by the Nile by Nawal El Saadawi/ Propaganda by Jacques Ellul/ The Seventh Heaven by Naguib Mahfouz/ Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz/ The Stone Woman by Tariq Ali/ Samarkand by Amin Maalouf/ Understanding Iraq by William R. Polk/ Palestine's Children by Ghassan Kanafani/ Kanafani: Symbol of Palestine by George Hajjar/
About me: My formative years were spent in the post 9-11 West where I became acutely aware of my identity as an Arab woman. As the war in Iraq began in 2003, I felt it necessary to (literally) draw attention to the current situation in my homeland through my artwork. Since then I have dedicated my brush to speaking about issues that are important to me regarding the media portrayal of Iraq and the Arab World. I attempt to do so by depicting current events that are often swept aside in the mass media, and highlighting culture and heritage in juxtaposition to the war-ridden history of my native land. Through my artwork, I hope to build a deeper understanding of the socio-political situation in Iraq and the Arab World and to generate dialogue within both Eastern and Western audiences.
http://mesopotamiancontemplation.blogspot.com
PAINTINGS
Very good thank you , still in Montreal , finishing my undergrad in Industrial engineering . I really like your drawings , I dont have good descriptive words for drawn art but what i liked about them is the acute content which transmits strong views , messages . <br /><br />Thank You , keep it up .<br /><br />
happy birthday Sundus, you da bomb, it's yo birthday. Party hard it's yo birthday, till the break of dawn, it's yo birthday. drink barcardi ya'll it's yo birthday!!!!! have a great day, love you mucho, Drea Dre
thats good that u remember me...lol j/k but ya ali an sandra r doin good an they said was up...ooh for real come move out to Los Angeles...an thats tight that u had fun...haha were from the desert u gotta get outta canada...lol...ayt peace...
Sundus! thanks...woooooow its very nice what you did...i love it...the cover is mad nice....are you still working hard offering(seilling) flowers to clients with ideas behind their purchases...hmmm!...take care are you coming tomorrow at the GUru jazzmatazz?...say peace to Narcs!.. peace
Sundy! Whatup sis hope all is well for all of you! This has truely been an amazing experience, more than I expected...still got a few days left. Tell Narcy I hooked up with some Muslim Brazilian mc's who are very interested in his work!!! See you both soon - Love, LouP.
Nice talking to you this weekend....yeah i really love that pic...Do you know what it means?...I should ask b4 posting it...furious bull coming out of the nutshell..lol....i waiting for arabic101 lesson...peace to you and Narcel Wyzah aka Waahlegal
