Artwork details
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2009
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: pastel on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“When the rose levels its thorns for defense / The law persecutes / But blood that stains a hyena’s fangs / Is merely the mark of a meek sheep.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“تشرع الوردة شوكا للدّفاع / فتقاضيها الشّريعة / والدّم الخاضب أنياب الضّباع / سِمَة الشاة الوديعة.” (حنا أبو حنا)