Search results for "Murad Subay"

Murad Subay: Yemen’s war makes a month feel like a year

 The Index award winner talks about the war in Yemen, president Trump's travel ban his involvement in a prize for aspiring artists from around the world
2017-02-03

Artist Murad Subay worries about the future for Yemen’s children

 On 3 September 2015, a group of Houthi rebels convened a meeting at al-Najah School in the al-Haima district of Bani Waleed, a village, 72 kilometres west of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
2016-09-22

Murad Subay: “I dedicate this award today to the unknown people who struggle to survive”

 I am honoured to be here with all of you today and for that, I would like to thank Index on Censorship for giving me this award, for believing in me and for acknowledging our work back home.
2016-04-13

#IndexAwards2016: Murad Subay sheds light on human cost of Yemen’s war

 In 2011, artist Murad Subay took to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a to protest the country’s dysfunctional economy and institutionalised corruption
2016-03-18

Untitled, @MuradSubay, 14/4/16

 "I invite people like this: I just say – you paint now." That's how it works with artist Murad Subay.
2016-04-15

Arts 2016

 Winner of the 2016 Freedom of Expression Arts Award, artist Murad Subay uses his country’s streets as a canvas to protest Yemen’s war, institutionalised corruption and forced “disappearings”.
2016-11-07

Student reading list: Art and protest

 Art has been used as a form of protest during times of crisis throughout history. It is a popular and, at times, effective platform to express opinions about societal problems
2019-01-03

#IndexAwards2019 Rappler editor and actor to judge international freedom of expression awards

 Index on Censorship is proud to announce that the executive editor of Rappler.com Maria Ressa and actor Khalid Abdalla will join a panel of judges to select the 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship winners.
2018-12-05

Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship

 Through the Awards Fellowship, we work with our winners to provide longer-term assistance to help fellows maximise their impact and broaden their networks.
2018-06-26

Meet Yemen’s street artist: ‘We want peace’ (Middle East Eye, 15 January 2018)

 Murad Subay sees the devastated streets and bombed buildings in Yemen’s war as something more than just ruins: he sees canvases onto which he can tell stories through art. The award-winning 30-year-old street artist’s aim is to spread a message of peace during Yemen’s current crisis – and his work is having a major impact […]
2018-01-15

BBC Newshour presenter and CEO of Serpentine Galleries to judge international freedom of expression awards

 Index on Censorship is proud to announce that long-time BBC reporter Razia Iqbal and CEO of the world famous Serpentine Galleries Yana Peel will join a panel of judges to decide the 2018 Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship winners.
2018-01-08

Jodie Ginsberg: Art and authoritarianism

 Because of the very nature of artistic expression itself: that the more ways the censors try to find to shut down the ideas, the beliefs they don’t like, the more artists find creative ways to express those same ideas.
2017-10-19