FADA 317

Join us for the second launch of Fanzeen Issue 7 at F.A.D.A. 317 this coming January 17 at 6:00 PM.

There will also be an exhibition of the comics that were drawn by amazing artists inspired by true stories from our country of disabled individuals, who were gracious to allow us into their lives.

The comics artists / cartoonists in this issue are:

Emad Hajjaj


Mayar Essam Al-Jariri


Nour Serhan


Abdelrahman Jadallaharts

Batool Farid Kamal HajToulbar .artea

Majd Jehad42

Natasha Qabartay


Roa'a Abuali


Fares Ali Jabalyjabaly

Rashed Mohammad Al-Haroon

Tuqa Al Dahleh


Noor Alawad


Majdoleen Almufatesh


Bater Naeb


Raghad Al-Khdairat


Leen Fatayer


Ala’ Zuhdi Janbek


Bara'a alshalabia

Khaled Alkhaldiarts

Omar Asfour


Sara Kilani


Sara Yaseen
yaseesarah

Zaina Najeh Abu-Halimeh

Anas Aqel


Rashed Mohammad Al-Haroon

Leen Dimes (FroggieLee)


Abdullah Zawahrah

Bara'a Lahham

Abdullah Abu Saleh


Kareem Najjar (Lemkuuja) .artwork

Thank Alaa Qattam (British Council) .bc for making this happen.

And thank you Miss Baheia Misk (Bunayat Centre for Special Education) , Dr. Khaldoun Hijazin (JAAD) , and Dr. Sarah Benson, Associate Professor at University of Birmingham for being part of this and for your support throughout.

We just launched Issue 7 of Fanzeen . This is was the first launch and their will be a second one after the new year.

The issue is entitled Qader / Qadera because it is inspired by true stories of disabled individuals from my country.

We held a day long workshop with Dr. Sarah Benson, Associate Professor at University of Birmingham, Alaa Qattam (British Council) .bc, Miss Baheia Misk (Bunayat Centre for Special Education) and Dr. Khaldoun Hijazin (JAAD) to ensure we do not end up creating cliched stories.

Each artist then contacted disabled individuals to literally draw from their lives.

The show is open to the public today and tomorrow at the Contractors Syndicate, and will soon re-launch at my studio F.A.D.A. 317. You can learn more about how it all came to be through the introductions that are on display part of the show.

The awesome artists are:

Emad Hajjaj
Mayar Essam Al-Jariri
Nour Serhan
Abdelrahman Jadallah .arts
Batool Farid Kamal HajToulbar .artea
Majd Jehad .42
Natasha Qabartay
Roa'a Abuali
Fares Ali Jabaly .jabaly
Rashed Mohammad Al-Haroon
Tuqa Al Dahleh
Noor Alawad
Majdoleen Almufatesh
Bater Naeb
Raghad Al-Khdairat
Leen Fatayer
Ala’ Zuhdi Janbek
Bara'a alshalabi .a
Khaled Alkhaldi .arts
Omar Asfour
Sara Kilani
Sara Yaseen yaseesarah
Zaina Najeh Abu-Halimeh
Anas Aqel
Rashed Mohammad Al-Haroon
Leen Dimes (FroggieLee)
Abdullah Zawahrah
Bara'a Lahham
Abdullah Abu Saleh
Kareem Najjar (Lemkuuja) .artwork

I was honored to draw a short surreal comic about how The Bunayat Centre for Special Education came to be thanks to an inspiring true story told to me by Miss Misk.

The photo collage captures the session at and an inspiring visit to Irbid to the home of storyteller Safaa, whose work inspired the cover.

Thank you 🩵

The above are the Instagram handles of all the brilliant artists whose lines, creativity and words filled the pages of this issue.

Full on graffiti & spray-painting workshop at my studio FADA 317

Sprayclaim your world ... Bekh!