Sara Al-Afifi is an Artist and Researcher who uses design tools to express her thoughts and ideas because she always has something to say.
Questions Of Beginnings
Being inspired by the works of Wael Hallaq and George Saliba, I found myself on a path filled with questions I needed to address in order to shape my thesis. My focus leaned heavily towards the historical aspects of Orientalism. As it became evident to me, if history does not include our voices and is not written by us, then the core of the issue lies therein.
In my exploratory works, I emphasized the importance of every nation having the right
to independently record its history, drawing from its unique perspectives, affiliations, beliefs, originality, and subjectivity, grounded in thoughtful sources. The goal should always be to achieve objectivity
in interpreting history, even if it
means conflicting with dominant
historical narratives.