Zainab Anwar

Hello fellow humans. I create art highlighting women and culture. Instagram: @zainabxanwar

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I hope you heal

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Marker Illustration

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Fluid

-Marker Illustration

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Marker Drawing

Reference: tsunaina on Instagram

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Girl from Bayt Lahm بيت لحم, Palestine

- Acrylic Painting

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جسم سے جدا

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Acrylic on Wood

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Acrylic Painting

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Portrait done with markers and pastel

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Portrait

Photo reference: @/usmanahmad.iam on Instagram

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निर्भया لیلا

Nirbhaya is a Hindi female word for fearless; I first heard this word in reference to the victim of the 2012 gang rape case in Delhi. Leila is an Urdu/Persian female name derived from the word “Leil” meaning night, which has the same pronunciation as knight in English. Leila is a popular figure from the Romeo and Juliet of the East “Leila Majnun”, who is forcibly married off. The artwork itself is inspired by female figures in Indian history; mainly, Razia Sultana and Laxmibai. Razia Sultana was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Laxmibai was a queen who fought against the British during the Indian Rebellion.

“Nirbhaya Leila” – Fearless Night

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Pyaar ka Dard