American artist Janet Echelman reshapes urban airspace with monumental, fluidly moving sculpture that responds to environmental forces including wind, water, and sunlight.
Janet Echelman builds living, breathing sculpture environments that respond to the forces of nature — wind, water and light— and become inviting focal points for civic life.
Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home.
In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing political and societal change through powerful images of women.
Her photographs and films offer a glimpse of the cultural, religious and political realities that shape the identities of Muslim women worldwide.
Emiratweet is the first Emirati online social community (virtual mails) for the Emirati community by Emiratis.
It uses social media platforms to maintain and preserve the national identity of United Arab Emirates by providing information, facts, and news about Emirati individuals and society.
Its founders Heba Al Samt, Hanan Huwair, and Ayesha Al Janahi, three young UAE National women, want and Emiratweet to be the gateway that connects the world to the Emirati community, and the voice and channel for Emiratis toreach out, engage, expose and unveil themselves to the world.
Guest blog post by philanthropist and author Brenna Smith.
As a child, I wanted to be Barbie. I saw her as flawless in every way from looks, to accessories, to Ken.
I couldn't imagine a better way to exist, and who wouldn't want all of their worldly possessions to come in Pepto-Bismol Pink?! I knew it would be utopia if I could just be a part of her perfectly pink plastic world.
After Barbie was passé, I tried a stint as Punky Brewster, but the ever watchful adults in my life kept me from rebelling too much (thank you).
Julia Bacha is an award-winning filmmaker who has worked on films exhibited at the Sundance, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Dubai International Film Festivals, and broadcast on the BBC, HBO, Sundance, CBC and Al Arabiya television channels.
She is currently Media Director at Just Vision.
Originally from Brazil of Lebanese descent, Bacha directed and produced Budrus (2009) and wrote and co-directed the feature documentary Encounter Point (2006).
Bacha also co-wrote and edited Jehane Noujaim's critically acclaimed documentary, Control Room (2004), for which she was nominated to the Writer's Guild of America Award.