Return to Iraq: Sama Alshaibi’s ‘طرس’

Sama Alshaibi, Yasmine Al Awa, The Markaz Review, May 2, 2025

For its 50th issue, The Markaz Review features Sama Alshaibi’s current solo show ‘طرس’ (Tterss).

In this issue, The Markaz Review speaks with Alshaibi about what it means to return to her home country after 40 years of exile.

 

Reflecting on her collage works, Alshaibi discusses how the themes of war, displacement, and identity—expressed through her layered imagery—also serve as a means of reclaiming Arab and female narratives.