Dima Nashawi
Dima Nashawi (Arabic: ديما نشاوي; born 1980) is an artist and activist for the rights of the Syrian children living in Beirut. She has been an illustrator and a clown. She started the Sirian Culture Memory Initiative (MISC) project.[1][2][3]
Dima Nashawi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Damascus, Syria |
| Citizenship | Syria |
| Occupation | Artist, Activist, Clown |
Biography
Nashawi studied Sociology at the Damascus University. Then, she went to study Master's in Art at King's College London.[4] Since 2001, she has began making graphic and comic designs. In 2010 and 2011 she made her first exhibition of support for refugees. The Syrian NGO Basma ran the exhibition. It was supported by the UNHCR to support children with cancer. Her art is about Syrian group or social memory, personal experiences, speaking for better lives for prisoners of conscience, and the forced disappeared. She wants to share the memory of Syria's conflict and help create the future identity of the country.[3]
In February 2014, she joined a group called Clown Me In (CMI). She acted as a clown on the street using the name Nseet Her clown name means "I forgot" in Arabic. Her character makes sarcastic jokes based on her short term memory problems. Nashawi wants to share joy and laughter. She stopped clowning in September 2015 when she traveled to London. She went there to study for a master's degree in arts and cultural management at King's College University. In February 2017 she returned to Beirut and joined CMI again. CMI is also part of the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship.[5][6]
The BBC added her to their list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018.[7]
Other websites
References
- ↑ Il·lustracions de Dima Nashawi[dead link] a behance.net
- ↑ Dima Nashawi Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine a meetthesyrians
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "International Women's Day 2019 (Hour 13) – KPFA Weekend News; Plus: Syria, Art and Collective Memory with Dima Nachawi". KPFA. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ حنان حاج علي (2017). أما بعد: شهادات من فنانين وفاعلين ثقافيين مستقلين (in Arabic). Mamdouh Adwan Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 9789933540401 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Dima Nashawi al web de Clown Me In
- ↑ "Dima Nachawi". Clown Me In. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ (in en-GB) BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?. 2018-11-19. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46225037. Retrieved 2019-12-01.