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<v ->This photo is a self portrait.</v>

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So this is me.

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So you can see the eye resemblance.

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So, and this photo is inspired by my friends, my workplace.

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So in Islamic they wear prayer clothes

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and I saw my friend she was praying

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but she was wearing a different colour

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and normally it's a white or black.

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So I found that she's wearing pattern,

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like exactly the same pattern.

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And I was like, what happened to white and the black one?

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She said, "No, we just evolved."

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<v ->Okay, that's amazing.</v>

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And is there a symbolism in the fabric

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that you've layered behind as well?

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<v ->I just wanted to be like all the old fashioned paintings</v>

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where they expose women even naked

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with all like the fabrics and all this stuff,

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but I wanted to create more modernism.

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It's like, what if this woman was actually in full burka?

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And I've just put this as a like woman empowerment as well,

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like especially in Arab woman.

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So, and this represent like all the flowers they're red

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and the punch of red is just like,

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she's still a bit oppressed

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but the same time she's evolving herself,

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and that's talking about women empowerment

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in Arab countries as well.

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I think self portrait is like for time management

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because I have no one,

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and was like, okay I'll take self portrait

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and it's easier for time and stuff.

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Yeah, but I've always do self portrait.

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Like even with my mom I told her

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I'll be a finalist at the National Portrait Prize.

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She told me and was like, "Ah, are you naked this time?"

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I was like, no, mom I'm fully covered.

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So fully covered.

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<v Interviewer>There you go, mom, nothing to worry about.</v>

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<v Ayman>I know.</v>

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