Deena Mohamed
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| Born | Deena 1995 Egypt |
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| Known for | Shubeik Lubeik |
Deena Mohamed (Arabic language|Arabic: دينا محمد)(1995 – Present)[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 she is working on her 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. The trilogy follows the protagonist, Aziza, on her journey that takes place 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 orignally published in Arabic and later translated into English. As of 2021 Mohamed is working on the the final installment in the trilogy, set to release in 2022.[5][3][2]
Qahera
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|Harassmap, about consent. Each comic strip disscuses consent in various contexts.The lead for this project was Rebbeca Chiao, the co-founder of Hrassmap, 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, where each comic strip depicts the response, from human rights defendors, of "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 commisioned by Google to make Mufidah Abdul Rahman's 106th Birthday Doodle.[9]
Awards
Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at Cairo Comix Festival in 2017, for her first installement 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 (January 28, 2020). "Comic Artist Deena Mohamed on Representation, Authenticity, and Egyptian Art | Egyptian Streets". Retrieved May 12, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Aleya, Shikha (December 3, 2018). "Interview - Deena Mohamed". In Plainspeak. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tarabieh, Nour (February 16, 2021). "Egyptian Illustrator Enters the Global Sphere". The Caravan. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Deena Mohamed". APL. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Deena Mohamed '16: Illustrating Cairo in Comic Panels | The American University in Cairo". www.aucegypt.edu. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lansberg-Rodríguez, Daniel. "Egypt's Women Fight Back". Foreign Policy. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Comics". DEENA MOHAMED. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Alice Nah - Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ Mufidah Abdul Rahman's 106th Birthday, retrieved May 12, 2021
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