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Shamsia Hassani
Ommolbanin Hassani; born 9 April 1988) is an Afghani street artist , a fine arts lecturer, and the associate professor of Drawing and Anatomy Drawing at the Kabul University.
She has popularized "street art" in the streets of Kabul and has exhibited her art in several countries including India, Iran, Germany, United States of America, Switzerland, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Türkiye, Italy, Canada, and in diplomatic missions in Kabul.
Hassani paints graffiti in Kabul to bring awareness to the war years.
In 2014, Hassani was named one of FP's top 100 global thinkers.
'When you speak out publicly about something - regardless of what form it takes - you’re engaging in your right to freedom of expression. It’s outlined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
When you create art and use it to say something poignant about something you care about, or use it to express a stance or a position, you’re not only engaging in the right to freedom of expression, but also whatever rights that your stance or position touches on.'
Amnesty International
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