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film & performance.



politics of the veil

2022
royal college of art
media studies
supervised by: bahar noorizadeh

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also featured at the GiF Film Festival with baesianz collective at the house of vans, london  & the middle of nowhere x daytimers south asian party at the colour factory, london

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In many cultures and religions across the world, the veil is a symbol of faith and identity. In more recent years, specifically the post-covid era, the veil (medical mask) has become a means of protection. The veil takes on more forms than the ones we perceive. Imagine the veil as the screen you’re viewing this on. Imagine the veil as the one-meter social distance between you and a friend. Imagine the architectural veils, the bridal veils, the ritual veils, the physical veils and the metaphorical ones. Imagine the post-apocalyptic veil, the veil as a tool for survival.


Politics of the Veil is conceived in two parts, a performance and a conversation. The project explores issues of western-feminism and body-policing in relation to the female body. Through conversation and performance, the project examines and unpacks the many forms of the veil. It dissects the social, political and religious notions surrounding the veil in the present day and hints at a post-apocalyptic future where the veil becomes a tool for survival. The conversation is a commentary on the everyday experience of muslim women who choose to veil; while the performance hints at notions of hypocrisy when it comes to wearing veils.




reclaiming african heritage for the post-covid era

2022
yale institute for the preservation of cultural heritage
a covid-19 impact study by: dr. denise l. lim
collaborators: adam osman

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‘Reclaiming African Heritage for the Post-COVID Era’ is a pilot study that offers a prototype for producing data-driven projects that do not merely reproduce colonial ideologies implicit in social scientific methods. Rather, this study is an opportunity to unsettle normative ways of conducting research so that evaluations of the global impact of COVID on African cultural heritage sectors can acknowledge the inherent structural inequalities that exist in the very disciplines and professions that purport to produce value-neutral knowledge about African people and places. One of the key challenges in designing this type of survey lies in determining how ‘cultural heritage’ is defined, socially constructed, and practically reinforced. What is cultural heritage and how is it defined as a profession in the job market throughout multiple African contexts?



race, space & architecture
2022

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race, space & architecture is a project curated by dr huda tayob, dr thandi loewenson and dr suzi hall. It is an open access curriculum shared as a work in progress. It includes a poster series, soundings and engagements from various contributors and students engaging in the curriculum.


10 architects that architecture school didn’t tell you about

2021
muslim women in architecture x MADCon2021
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10 guests speak about 10 special architects who they have worked with. We hear more about the works they were involved in whilst practicing with them as well as how they were influenced to become the young architects they are today. This talk was greatly inspired by @ayeshaerkin #unsungarchitects series




cities in africa

2018
university of johannesburg
collaborators: alex pottie

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Cities in Africa is a three-part lecture series hosted by the University of Johannesburg in collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand and the Tshwane University of Technology. It delves into the inner-workings of cities across the continent, draws comparisons and questions what it means to be African.
   

      zakiyyah haffejee.