Deena Mohamed
| Deena Mohamed | |
|---|---|
| Born | Deena 1995 Egypt |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Egyptian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Shubeik Lubeik |
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Deena Mohamed (Arabic: دينا محمد)(born 1995)[1] is an Egyptian graphic designer and author, who was born and raised in Egypt. She made her debut at the age of 18 with her webcomic Qahera. As of 2021[update] she is working on the third graphic novel in her trilogy Shubeik Lubeik. Mohamed has collaborated with various advocacy groups, such as Harassmap and Centre for Applied Human Rights, to create informational comics.[2][3][4]
Written works
Shubeik Lubeik
Shubeik Lubeik is Mohamed's award-winning bilingual trilogy first published in 2015. It follows the protagonist, Aziza, on her journey in an imagined modern day Egypt. In this world wishes are sold in bottles at the Egyptian markets. Aziza is against purchasing wishes, however her views change when her childhood friend, Abdo, disappears. The graphic novel was originally published in Arabic and later translated into English. As of 2021 Mohamed is working on the final installment in the trilogy, set to release in 2022.[5][3][2]
Qahera
Qahera is Mohamed's first webcomic, first published in 2013, at the age of 18, and is currently still ongoing. The webcomic follows a nameless Egyptian female superhero on the lookout for for social issues faced by women in the Arab world.[6][3][2]
Visual works
Harassmap Consent Campaign
A 2018 social media campaign that includes a series of short comics, in collaboration with Harassmap, about consent. Each comic strip discusses consent in various contexts. The lead for this project was Rebecca Chiao, the co-founder of Harassmap, a project aimed to bring awareness to sexual violence in Egypt.[7][6]
Center for Applied Human Rights Comics
A series of comic strips, illustrated by Mohamed, in which each depicts the response, from human rights defenders, to "What factors make you feel secure and insecure?". This project was in collaboration with The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York and was led by Dr. Alice Nah.[8][7]
Google Doodle
In January 2020 Deena Mohamed was commissioned by Google to make Mufidah Abdul Rahman's 106th Birthday Doodle.[9][10]
Awards
Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at Cairo Comix Festival in 2017, for her first installment in Shubeik Lubeik[2][3][1]
Publications
- Mohamed, Deena (2017). Shubeik Lubeik 1. Maamoul Press.
- Mohamed, Deena (2018). Shubeik Lubeik 2. Maamoul Press.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zaineldine, Amina (2020-01-28). "Comic Artist Deena Mohamed on Representation, Authenticity, and Egyptian Art | Egyptian Streets". Retrieved 2021-05-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Aleya, Shikha (2018-12-03). "Interview - Deena Mohamed". In Plainspeak. Retrieved 2021-05-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tarabieh, Nour (2021-02-16). "Egyptian Illustrator Enters the Global Sphere". The Caravan. Retrieved 2021-05-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Deena Mohamed". APL. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Deena Mohamed '16: Illustrating Cairo in Comic Panels | The American University in Cairo". www.aucegypt.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lansberg-Rodríguez, Daniel. "Egypt's Women Fight Back". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Comics". DEENA MOHAMED. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Alice Nah - Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Google Doodle
- ↑ Mufidah Abdul Rahman's 106th Birthday, retrieved 2021-05-12
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