RISE, HABIBI at the Crypt Gallery May 29- June 14
Private View: 28 May 6-9pm
10am-5pm daily
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Rise, Habibi • 50 Artists x 30 Poets • Women Collaborate across Centuries•

A defiant celebration of Arab Women’s Creative Resistance. Breathtaking poems 1,000 years old inspire artists at The Crypt Gallery

In partnership with Saqi Books & Shubbak 2025, Radical Love’s ‘Rise, Habibi’ showcases the ground breaking poems of 30 Arab (mostly Muslim) women writing over 1,000 years ago, taken from Saqi’s cult collection ‘Classical Poems by Arab Women’ translated by Abdullah al-Udhari.

These ancient poems were posted to 50 emerging artists across the world who reimagined them in photography, paint, sculpture and textile for a breathtaking and deeply personal exhibition unlike any other.

In times of crushing despair, we draw inspiration from warriors, saints, princesses and slaves who defied expectation and refused to be silenced as we celebrate the enduring legacy of female Arab creative resistance.

A dizzying array of artists includes Kazna Asker, Dana Barqawi, Malak Mattar, Azraa Motala, Ilona Szalay, Yara Said, Molly Crabapple, Hana Gamal, Zahra Marwan, Nadine Faraj, Lizzy Vartanian, Tamsin Abbott, Lena Kassicieh, Sheila Nortley, Saraiya Bah, Mariam Tafsiri, Reem Arkan, Miyuki Kasahara, Eylül Aslan, Nouf Alhimiary, Darin Ahmad, Chantey Dawal, Anouska Beckwith, Mobeen Akhtar, Aula al Ayoubi, Farah Soobhan, Vean Ima, Nina Gadd, Cherryl Brunel, Hend al Mansour, Khadijah Rehman, Eli Wirija, Femi Tiwo, Kit Dambite, Samar Hejazi, Ana Cayuela Munoz, Hana Almilli, Michelle Dickson, Saba Siddiqui, Sandra Daniel, Timi Hayek, Dia Batal, Fatma Al Najjar, Enas Saeed, Hala Kamona, Vicki da Silva, Maisa Mansour, Noa Avishag Schnall, Salma Hossam Almadhoun and Joumana Medlej.

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Curated by Róisín O’ Loughlin. Poster Image Dana Barqawi ‘She refused his whiteman’s burden’