Nerdeen, Within Our Lifetime

From the artist: This figurative portrait speaks on the duality and underrepresentation of the Arab-American. The muse is Nerdeen Kiswani, a lawyer, human rights activist, and founder of "Within Our Lifetime". She is a Palestinian-New Yorker and can be seen intersecting the layers of her identity by wearing a traditional keffiyeh with a New York Yankees fitted cap. The fashion history of the Palestinian keffiyeh has indeed made its way into mainstream culture. The scarf can be found in many corner stores in NYC and is appropriated on many models down the runway for major European Fashion Houses.