Meet Our Contributors

FOUNDER

Born from my experience as a British-Palestinian, I decided to create Sawa as a way to document my research of Arab creativity and also explore the topic further through interviewing creatives and travelling.

Illustrator

I created a series of illustrations for Sawa, taking inspiration from traditional Palestinian patterns and motifs, alongside contemporary Arab artwork and calligraphy. I was further inspired by the work of Odilon Redon. The background for the website was created using watercolour, gouache and coloured pencil.

Translator (French)

I translated the Sawa manifesto into French.

Translator (Arabic)

I am a British-Palestinian born in Tyre, Lebanon, and I am responsible for translating the Sawa manifesto into Arabic.

Calligrapher, Lettering Artist, Designer

I am currently in my second year at Central Saint Martins studying Graphic Communication Design. A lot of my practice revolves around combing the art of Arabic penmanship and contemporary Western approaches. For Sawa, I combined the Arabic and Latin letters for ‘S’ into one identity, showing how these two traditions can work in harmony to communicate togetherness.

Writer

Co-writer for the Parfums D’Orient review at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris.

Writer

I am British-Palestinian, and I wrote the Point of View article on traditional embroidery. In my article, I summarise how craft connects to culture and my own personal journey with this.

Contributor

I am Palestinian-Lebanese and I was part of the community photoshoot.

Contributor

I am Ukrainian-Lebanese and I was part of the community photoshoot.

Contributor

I am British and I was part of the community photoshoot.

Contributor

I was born and raised in Tyre, Lebanon, and I am British-Palestinian. I was part of the community photoshoot.

Translator (French)

I am French and I helped translate the Sawa manifesto into French.