Laila Ajjawi

Laila Ajjawi (Arabic: ليلى عجاوي) is a graffiti artist[1] born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp outside of Irbid, Jordan. Her work[2] focuses on visibility for women living in the Middle East, particularly refugees facing discrimination and limited resources in their countries of residence. She has created murals with Women on Walls a public art project based in Egypt aimed at empowering women through street art.

References

  1. ↑ Prachi, Gupta. "This Woman Is Using Graffiti to Change the Way Her Country Thinks About Girls: Laila Ajjawi is determined to make positive change within her impoverished community.". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Froelich, Paula. "Women's rights, ISIS, and freedom: Jordanian street art expresses its frustration". NY Post.
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