Women Photographers from Arab World and Iran in MEI Exhibition
The Middle East Institute (MEI) presents 'Louder Than Hearts', an exhibition featuring ten women photographers from Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The show highlights resilience, strength, and creativity of women in the region through deeply personal narratives. Iranian women dye hair in defiance of the state; Lebanese women stand amidst political chaos; Egyptian women confront single motherhood and societal pressures. The title is borrowed from a poetry collection by Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. The exhibition is in partnership with Tribe, a non-profit platform for Arab world photography, and supported by MEI Board member Anne B. Keiser. Featured artist Tanya Habjouqa shows work from her series 'Birds Unaccustomed to Gravity' (2023).
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Louder Than Hearts' at Middle East Institute
- Features ten women photographers from Arab world and Iran
- Countries represented: Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- Title from Zeina Hashem Beck's poetry collection
- Presented in partnership with Tribe non-profit
- Supported by MEI Board member Anne B. Keiser
- Includes Tanya Habjouqa's work 'Pigeon, Occupied West Bank, Susiya' (2023)
- Themes: resilience, defiance, single motherhood, societal pressures
Entities
Artists
- Tanya Habjouqa
- Zeina Hashem Beck
- Anne B. Keiser
Institutions
- Middle East Institute
- Tribe
Locations
- Egypt
- Iran
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Palestine
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
- Occupied West Bank
- Susiya