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Edward Dwurnik (Polish, 1943-2018), Plac Zamkowy [Castle Square], 2017. Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm.

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Raffles the Amateur Cracksman (1917)

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Kim-Daehyun Photography

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Phillip Toledano

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(by Gabriela Perez)

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Массандровский дворец, Крым

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Yumna Al-Arashi: The Hijab as Power: Explorations in Northern Yemen

via lensculture: Al-Arashi, whose work typically revolves around women, nature, human rights, and feminism, has just produced a new series titled “Northern Yemen,” which explores the representation of Yemeni women wearing the hijab, the traditional head covering for Muslim women.

While on winding roads deep within the Haraz mountains of Northern Yemen, Al-Arashi saw a new potential in the landscape and in a spontaneous fashion—and thus, a project began to take form. In the images, we witness the region from a bird’s-eye perspective; we see lands that seem to stretch for eternity and deep valleys ridged with terraces and ancient villages. In the foreground of these shots stand the women dressed in black hijab. While the hijab is commonly regarded in a negative light, these women wear the veil exuding a real sense of power and poise; a grace parallel to the birds that share the frames.

*also highlighting work from a country that has been experiencing ongoing violence and war for almost as long as Syria, with arms sold from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia directly contributing, and with relatively little media coverage.

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Santa Maria della Concezione, Syracuse.

The floor is entirely made in ceramics of Capodimonte.

> Photos by Giovanni Dall'Orto (2008). [x] [x]