Laila Ajjawi

Laila Ajjawi (Arabic: ليلى عجاوي) is a graffiti artist[1] born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp outside of Irbid, Jordan. Her work[2] focuses on visibility for women living in the Middle East, particularly refugees facing discrimination and limited resources in their countries of residence. She has created murals with Women on Walls a public art project based in Egypt aimed at empowering women through street art.

Women’s rights are on the rise in Jordan, but not fast enough for Ajjawi. She is trying to encourage Jordanian women to take control of their lives, despite legal and social opposition.[3]

A physicist by profession, she trains her peers, writes and deals with art. As an artist, she uses Colored- Pencils, Ink, Watercolors, Oil on canvas, Graffiti and Digital art.[4]

References
  1. Prachi, Gupta. "This Woman Is Using Graffiti to Change the Way Her Country Thinks About Girls: Laila Ajjawi is determined to make positive change within her impoverished community". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. Froelich, Paula. "Women's rights, ISIS, and freedom: Jordanian street art expresses its frustration". NY Post.
  3. Jordanian graffiti artist
  4. Biographical data-Womenonwalls.org


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