Zuhair Hussaini is a New York City-based architectural designer, who completed his thesis at the New York Institute of Technology, on the rebuilding of the Jannat Al-Baqi cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Zuhair is an incredible Islamic art designer and Arabic calligraphist, and experiments with contemporary and traditional styles through paintings, digital art and more.
In this episode we’ll be talking about Muharram and artistic expression, how we can use art to connect with the Ahlulbayt, the story of Imam Hussain being specific to the Shia narrative, Zuhair’s challenges in manoeuvring his artistic process and much more.
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046 - The Muslim Film Critic (Zaki Hasan)
045 - What Makes A Poet? (Taher Adel)
044 - AJ+, Chasing Dreams and the Filmmaking Grind (Ahmad Asaad)
043 - The Prides and Pitfalls of Muslim Podcasting (Young n Muslim)
042 - Vocal Only Nasheeds & the Devilish Music Industry (Omar Esa)
041 - Dune: Islamic Sci-Fi or Orientalist Trope? (Margari Hill)
040 - Yes, I'm Hot in This... And Other Quirky Responses (Huda Fahmy)
039 - The Muslim Streaming Platform That Will Change Everything (Mir Ali & Sohaib Ali)
037 - Missing & Misaligned: Pillars Fund & Empowering Muslim Filmmakers (Arij Mikati)
036 - Secrets of Divine Love, the Disenfranchised & Sectarianism (A. Helwa)
035 - Sufism, Stand Up, Ms. Marvel & "Mainstream Media" (Azhar Usman)
034 - Escaping Gaddafi and the No Fly List (Kayem)
033 - Using Art to Tackle Anxiety, Expressing Faith in Calligraphy (Ruby Jaffrey)
032 - Witnessing the Baghdad Bombing, Reclaiming Iraqi Narratives (Ahmed Twaij)
031 - The Tragic Beauty of Palestine, Teaching Hip Hop to Palestinians (Mazzi)
030 - Founding the First Muslim-American Casting Agency (Serena Rasoul)
029 - Pyrography & Reconnecting to God Through Art (Aicha Lasfar)
028 - Food Photography & Travelling the World (Sukaina Rajabali)
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