This 1/1 authenticated NFT is part of (Raya & Sakina) series.

Habby has taken inspiration from a notorious criminal case in recent Egyptian history to explore the conflict between traditional ideologies and modern liberalism. The title, Raya and Sakina, refers to two sisters who committed a series of heinous murders against women to steal their jewelry. After committing more than 17 crimes both sisters were arrested and sentenced to death in 1921, which was the first sentence of death in modern Egyptian law issued against women.

The artist explores the execution process and sister’s different reactions; ‘The Silent” Raya versus the boasted of bravery Sakina, thus exploring the possibility of multiple convictions leading to the same act.

“This story has always been associated in my imagination with black and white because they symbolize the eternal conflict and interdependence between different beliefs”, Habby says.

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