Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate. The Playground (1959) Oil on canvas, 150x100cm

"[Menhat Helmy's] work serves as a snapshot of better times — a bygone age when Egypt’s sprawling capital was defined by its people, not its monuments." Karim Zidan 🕊️ writes about what the Egyptian artist, who was also his grandmother, means today. Read: newlinesmag.com/review/the-art…

My grandmother, the pioneering Egyptian artist Menhat Helmy, sought to represent Cairo's unseen majority in her etchings and paintings. As the city is rapidly gentrified, understanding the vanishing world she depicted becomes more urgent For New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/review/the-art…

أعمل على عرض تقديمي عن الفن العربي الذي يعكس العلوم والهندسة. إذا كانت لديك إقتراحات عن أي أمثلة الرجاء مشاركتها معي. I am working on a presentation of Arab art that reflects science and engineering. If you think of any examples please do share.

"[Menhat Helmy's] work serves as a snapshot of better times — a bygone age when Egypt’s sprawling capital was defined by its people, not its monuments." Karim Zidan 🕊️ writes about what the Egyptian artist, who was also his grandmother, means today. newlinesmag.com/review/the-art…

A selection of abstract works by my grandmother, Menhat Helmy, are currently on display at the Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg in Germany. The exhibition features work by Arab artists such as Saloua Raouda Choucair, Mohamed Melehi, and Samia Halaby. On till Jan. 15

Welcome, friends to The Saturday Salon—a weekly gathering on Sports Politika to share/discuss world news, literature, and the arts. Have questions for me? Personal stories to share? Music/books to recommend? This is the place for you ⬇️ karimzidan.substack.com/p/the-saturday…

I'm raising funds to print and ship copies of my book, Muneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore, to the judges of the Palestine Book Award. ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman/…

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We are proud to announce the largest exhibition of modern and contemporary Arab art to take place in London, opening on the 20th of July at Christie’s King Street. The exhibition is curated by Dr Ridha Moumni, Deputy Chairman of Christie’s MENA. سلطان سعود القاسمي

Modern art fans: After years of managing the art estate belonging to my grandmother Menhat Helmy, a pioneering Egyptian artist, I have decided to launch a Substack newsletter to document her legacy in a more intimate setting. menhathelmy.substack.com/p/new-beginnin…

It’s Menhat Helmy’s 98th birthday! Celebrate with us by joining our new Substack dedicated to preserving the pioneering artist’s legacy. menhathelmy.substack.com/p/new-beginnin…

In 1971, my grandmother—pioneering artist Menhat Helmy—depicted the 46 children killed in an Israeli air raid on an Egyptian school that Israel falsely claimed was a Palestinian militant base Sadly, this painting remains relevant more than 50 years later menhathelmy.substack.com/p/egypt-israel…

My grandmother—a pioneering Egyptian artist—seldom portrayed war in her art. However, Egypt’s wars with Israel had a profound impact on her. I wrote about one of those works—Exchange of Fire—and what says about our past, present, and future. menhathelmy.substack.com/p/israel-pales…

Fun Fair ((1975, 72x37cm, Etching on Zinc w/ Aquatint) By my grandmother, the pioneering Menhat Helmy Subscribe for more art here —> menhathelmy.com

Helmy’s artworks depicting the Aswan High Dam are among the finest of her etchings. They are also enduring reminders of the sacrifices Egyptians made in the pursuit of national ambition. menhathelmy.com/p/menhat-helmy…

Still Life (1955) Oil on Canvas

My grandmother, The Menhat Helmy Estate passed away on this day—May 10—in 2004. Here are the questions my mother and I wish we could have asked her before she departed this world. menhathelmy.com/p/what-we-wish…

What we wish we could ask Menhat Helmy menhathelmy.com/p/what-we-wish…

Today would have been my grandmother's 100th birthday. To mark the centenary of tbe pioneering Egyptian artist, I decided to write a short story reimagining her time studying in London in the 1950s. You can read the story on the The Menhat Helmy Estate website: menhathelmy.com/p/imagining-me…