Qatar Museums Promises an Interesting Line-up of Exhibitions in the Days to Come.

GULF-TIMES
By Anand Holla

Stories of Martyrdom, 1994, by Shirin Neshat.

QATAR---As the summer tunes out of Qatar in the coming months, a series of interesting art events await enthusiasts, assures Qatar Museums (QM). Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will showcase works by the Iranian-born artist, filmmaker and photographer Shirin Neshat. One of the best-known Persian artists in the Western world, Neshat, for most of her adult life, has lived in the US, in self-imposed exile from her homeland. Her work explores ideas of femininity, and delves into the complex social, religious and political realities that govern the identities of Muslim women worldwide. [link]