Shamsia Hassani is widely recognized as Afghanistan's first female graffiti artist. Being a graffiti artist anywhere in the world is a challenge and that is especially true for a woman living in war-torn Kabul. Dorian Jones caught up with the 30-year-old Hassani at an international street art festival in Istanbul and has more on her story.
Shamsia Hassani is widely recognized as Afghanistan's first — if not only — female graffiti artist, and in war-torn Kabul, it carries its own unique challenges
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Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is witnessing an explosion of graffiti, many by women artists. Even though Turkey is in the grip of rising authoritarianism, city authorities are not cracking down on the graffiti and in some cases are even actively encouraging the wall art. Dorian Jones has more from Istanbul.
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