I work with ink and paper. Much of this artwork accompanies my journalism. In collaboration with artist collective Embassy Cultural House, with whom I am a contributing editor, prints and postcards of my work have appeared at Museum London’s gift shop and Little Wren Books. My drawings have been displayed at Isaac’s Way Restaurant and The Abbey Café and Gallery.
My collaboration with artist collective Embassy Cultural House involved creating 50 prints (regular size: 14 × 13.5 inches, large size: 18 × 17.5 inches) and hundreds of postcards of Yet I dance, From the river to the sea, and Cats of Gaza for presentation at London Museum’s gift shop, Little Wren Books, and Embassy Cultural House events. Liberation Dove was additionally printed onto stickers for presentation at Embassy Cultural House events. See the original drawings, postcards, prints, and stickers below:
'Cats of Gaza'. Ink on paper. December 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by the following quote by Raesa al-Barr from Gaza: “Someone who went through so many hardships and experienced what it is like to be hungry and helpless cannot ignore others' suffering. Cats starve and get depressed just like humans. They just cannot communicate it to us." (source: Middle East Eye, Caring for Gaza's stray cats 'with all the money we had left'). Inspired by a video of a man in Gaza opening a can of meat to feed hundreds of starving cats as Israel imposed a food blockade. Accompanies the article 'Get to know Fredericton's six active Palestine solidarity groups' (April 2024). Embassy Cultural House collaboration: 10 prints of 14 × 13.5 inches 10 prints of 18 × 17.5 inches
'Yet I Dance'. Ink on paper. December 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by the following quote by Abdel Naser Musleh from Kafr Aqab: “Arabian horses are a source of pride. They reflect the Palestinian people's character and represent a tangible connection to our Arab identity.” (source: The Guardian, “They reflect Palestinian character”: Arabian horse breeding in the West Bank). Inspired by the poem 'This is why we Dance' (2021) by Mohammed El-Kurd. Accompanies the article ''Remembering the 'Soul of Falasteen' Art Night' (January 2025). Embassy Cultural House collaboration: 10 prints of 14 × 13.5 inches
'From the river to the sea'. Ink on paper. November 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by the liberation chant 'From the river to the sea' and acknowledgment of the nautical boundaries imposed by the apartheid regime that deny Palestinians the right to fish in their own sea - boundaries that have changed Palestinian seafood cuisine and the ecosystems of fish. (source: Mondoweiss, Gaza's Seafood Culture is Shifting Under Israel's Blockade). Accompanies the articles 'Young Israeli dissidents: “Do anything you can to stop the genocide” (March 2025) and 'How do I mourn the killings of over 11,000 children?' (January 2024). Embassy Cultural House collaboration: 10 prints of 14 × 13.5 inches 10 prints of 18 × 17.5 inches
'Liberation dove'. Ink on paper. November 2023. 9 x 10 inches. Drawn in a rush. Accompanies the article ''“If you do nothing, that amounts to supporting the status quo”: Activism for Palestine and how to sustain it' (December 2023).
As ‘Featured Artist’, 25 of my ink drawings hung in The Abbey Café and Gallery for three months (March - May 2024), displayed across a 19 × 5 foot wall. These ink drawings strived to honour the beauty and character of the animal kingdom amidst the Earth’s climate crisis and the destruction of natural habitats. For art sold during this display, 80% of proceeds went to the artist and 20% to the Fredericton Food Bank. Some of the art displayed here sold in the following years at Isaac’s Way Restaurant’s seasonal art auctions, where 40% of proceeds went to the artist and 60% to underprivileged youth pursuing the arts. See the gallery below:
'I will run free'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $65.
'A rose by another name'. Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $85.
'Bluer than you'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $65.
'Naive' (Axolotl). Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $65.
'Yet I Dance'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $65. Accompanies article 'Remembering the Soul of Falasteen Art Night' (January 2025).
'Chit Chat?'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $40 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Still standing tall'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $80 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'No more fish'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $80 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'We're okay'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $50 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'A Quick Peek'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $70 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Where's all the snow?'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $85 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Elegance'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $50 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'No more red'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $50 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Where's Jekyll?'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $20 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Domesticated?'/ 'Snowy the ragdoll'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $70 at Isaac's Way Restaurant.
'Liberation dove'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies article '"If you do nothing, that amounts to supporting the status quo": Activism for Palestine and how to sustain it" (December 2023).
'Can I unravel it?'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies article 'Get to know Fredericton's six active Palestine solidarity groups' (April 2024).
'From the river to the sea'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies articles 'Young Israeli dissidents: "Do anything you can to stop the genocide"' (March 2025), and 'How do I mourn the killings of over 11,000 children?' (January 2024).
'Seeking the sun'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies article '"The world is a relative": How language can heal the Earth' (November 2024).
'We can share'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies journal entry 'How will the hornbills fly?'.
'Am I alone?'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Later gifted to Joan.
'His Majesty'. Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches.
'Waiting for dawn'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches.
'I come bearing gifts'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies article: '“There’s no Pride without Palestine”: Perspectives on ‘pinkwashing’' (March 2025)
Since 2019, I have contributed ink drawings to hang in seasonal art auctions at Isaac’s Way Restaurant. For art sold during the auctions, 40% of proceeds went to the artist and 60% to underprivileged youth pursuing the arts. See the gallery here:
'To soothe'. Ink on paper. 2023. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $80.
'Dolphin'. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. SOLD $60.
'Ocelot'. Ink on paper. 2022. 6 x 8 inches. SOLD $30.
'Pandemic princess'. Paint on wooden board. 2021. 20 x 30 inches. SOLD $500. Filled with images of pandemic: viruses, syringes, bubble wand blowing isolation bubbles depicting scenes of solitude, online meetings, newly thriving wildlife, potential discussed origins of the virus. Accompanies article: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Reinventing Modern Education (February 2022).
'Blooming'. Ink on paper, light acrylic paint in center. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $40.
'Wear Me'. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $65. Accompanies article 'What does EDI in science mean? Notes from Science Atlantic's 2023 Chemistry conference' (August 2023).
'Unfurled'. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $200.
'Octopus'. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $50.
'DNA'. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches. SOLD $50.50. Accompanies article '"I think of family": The Local Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict" (March 2022).
Much of my ink drawings are created as gifts for colleagues, friends, loved ones, or anyone who inspires me. Below are my favourites:
For Alex. Ink on paper. 2026. 10 x 8 inches.
For Alexandra. Ink on paper. 2026. 10 x 8 inches.
'Queen of Lebanon' for Zeinab Zammar. Ink on paper. 2025. 10 x 9 inches. Filled with images inspired by the Baalbek temple, Mount Lebanon, Mohammed Al Amin Mosque, Lebanese architecture, lemon trees, cedar trees, keffiyeh patterns, and more
'King of Algeria' for Kamil Zerdoumi. Ink on paper. 2025. 10 x 9 inches. Filled with images inspired by photos from an article called 'Algeria, the 'Balcony of the Mediterranean', including the Kethchaoua Mosque, Fahs residency (18th century) of the Bardo Palace, Ahaggar mountains, and architecture in Algiers
'Wolf' for Bassel Arafat. Ink on paper. 2025. Images inspired by keffiyeh designs, tatreez, and story of a dog in Kuwait.
'Sleepy Owl' for Negar Yazdi. Ink on paper. 2024. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by her love for owls and the moon
'Judo' for Julie Brannen. Ink on paper. 2026. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by her new puppy, filled with imagery of Judo's memories
For Alice Tan. Ink on paper. 2025. 6 x 8 inches. From a photo of Cluck Norris, one of Alice's chickens
For Anisa Aden and Vieno. Ink on paper. 2025. 6 x 8 inches.
'Hammerhead' for Julia Cunningham. Ink on paper. 2024. 8 x 10 inches.
'Dragonly' for Melanie Green. Ink on paper. 2024. 6 x 8 inches. Commission-inspiration
'Kathleena' for Lyndia Belczewski. Ink on paper. 2024. 10 x 8 inches.
'Wolverine' for Love Calissendorf. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches.
'Phoenix' for Amir Ayati. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. My process was to draw from a photo of an osprey and then let my hand tremble while I drew to have the flames emerge naturally and turbulently
'Travelling the world' for Sairah Yusuf. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by her adventures
'Violin' for Insia Malik. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 9 inches. Inspired by her music and craft
'Flight' for Rebecca Saint-James. Ink on paper. 2023. 9 x 10 inches. Commission-inspiration
'Penguins' for Heather Silk. Ink on paper. 2023. 11 x 14 inches.
'Dragon' for Amer El Samman. Ink on paper. 2023. 5 x 8 inches. Inspired by dragons by Sandra Staple.
'Circadian rhythms' for Scott Deibel. Ink on paper. 2023. 11 x 14 inches. Inspired by my honours thesis and the rats lost to circadian rhythms research
'Toad' for Zoe Atkinson. Ink on paper. 2023. 6 x 8 inches.
'Sea turtle' for Guinevere Santaguida. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches.
'Whale songs' for Maryam Mohammed. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches.
'Parasaurolophus' for Saad Malik. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches.
'Stegosaurus in the hand' for Ahsen Malik. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches.
'Colt' for Alex Butler. Ink on paper. 2022. 11 x 14 inches.
'Friesan' for Gillian Butler. Ink on paper. 2022. 11 x 14 inches.
'Snowy and Nina' for Amer El Samman and Maryam Mohammed. Ink on paper. 2022. 11 x 14 inches. Filled with images of Snowy and Nina's memories, characteristics, and delights
'Catwings' for Bilal Husain. Ink on paper. 2022. 11 x 14 inches.
'Momo' for Fatima Husain. Ink on paper. 2022. 11 x 14 inches.
'Conan' for Meli Colucci. Ink on paper. 2022. 6 x 8 inches. Filled with images of Conan's passions: pizza, pasta, berries, bread, and showers. Commission-inspiration
'Dr. Zimm' for Meriet Gray Miller. Ink on paper. 2022. 6 x 8 inches.
'Clever' for Ahsen Malik. Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. Accompanies article: “A poem for every activity in life”: Yemeni-American poet Threa Almontaser on Yemeni resistance poetry as U.S bombs Yemen (April 2025).
'Schrodinger's Cats' for Stijn De Baerdemacker. Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. Filled with equations, diagrams, and symbolisms I learned in 2nd year quantum chemistry. Accompanies article: “If there was no blue skies research, the world would look very different today”: Theoretical Physicist Viqar Husain on the importance of blue skies research (March 2022).
'Never Lost' for Seth Porter. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches.
'Beating' for Amber Malik. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches. Accompanies article: “Traumatic experiences make you realize that you are just a mammal”: A student perspective (February 2021).
For Sana Aizaz. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches. Drawn the last time I was in Lahore. Accompanies article: '"We're all related": Remembering Elder Dan Smoke' (January 2025).
'Lush' for Nasreen. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches. Drawn the last time I was in Lahore. Accompanies article: When home is a 2005 Chevy Express (October 2022).
Some ink drawings are for me only, hanging on my walls or pressed within sketchbooks still. Below are my favourites:
'Daredevil dance renewal'. Ink on paper. 2026. 10 x 8 inches. The daredevil dance is a courtship ritual performed by eagles: they rise, lock talons, and cartwheel through the sky at break-neck speeds, releasing each other before hitting the ground in instant death.
'Daredevil dance'. Ink on paper. 2024. 10 x 8 inches. The daredevil dance is a courtship ritual performed by eagles: they rise, lock talons, and cartwheel through the sky at break-neck speeds, releasing each other before hitting the ground in instant death.
'Luna'. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches.
'Spring'. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches
'Parvaz'. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches.
'Orca'. Ink on paper. 2020. 11 x 14 inches.
'Entangled'. Ink on paper. 2019. 11 x 14 inches. Accompanies article: “You learn along the way what you’re good at” : Graduating students navigate career passions and uncertainty (March 2022).
'Simourgh'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches.
'Night owl'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches.
'Ghost mare'. Ink on paper. 2024. 11 x 14 inches.
'Salmon run'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches. Accompanies article "Unphishable" (February 2021).
'Bond'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches.
'Howling'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches.
'Curled away'. Ink on paper. 2023. 6 x 8 inches.
Ink on paper. 2024. 6 x 8 inches. Accompanies article: 'Abortion Rights in Canada: Here to stay?' (November 2024)
'Red head'. Ink on paper. 2025. 8 x 10 inches.
'Lobster'. Ink on paper. 2024. 11 x 14 inches.
'Charmed' by each other. Ink on paper. Two 11 x 14 inch pieces.
"Whereas formerly they were as moths, they became as royal falcons.. whereas before they were as brooks, they became as seas… They became… stars shining on the horizon of guidance, birds singing in the rose gardens of immortality, lions roaring in the forests of knowledge and wisdom, and whales swimming in the oceans of life." ~excerpt from a Bahà’í prayer Inspired by a painting of a falcon and moth made by Liam Bunin commemorating the prayer.
'Conversation'. Ink on paper. 2017. 10 x 9 inches.
Palestine flag. Ink on paper. 2023. 10 x 8 inches. Accompanies the articles 'Listen to the voices of Palestine' (2023) and '“You Will Not Kill Our Imagination”: Palestinian writer Saeed Teebi’s book launch at Western University' (February 2026).
Redwinged blackbird. Ink on paper. 2024. 10 x 8 inches.
'Severus'. Ink on paper. 2023. 6 x 8 inches.
Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. My only human portrait. Accompanies the article 'How The UNB Menstrual Health Society is Destigmatizing Menstruation, Period.' (March 2022)
Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. Accompanies article: 'How Eid Festivities in Fredericton Rejuvenate the Meaning of Eid' (July 2022).
Ink on paper. 2021. 11 x 14 inches. Accompanies article: “The Intimacy is Unparalleled” : Fredericton’s Upcoming Cold Snaps Music Series (February 2022).