Sat, Oct 29
|Yafa Cafe
Book Launch: Picture an Arab Man
Join us to celebrate the New York launch of Picture an Arab Man; the debut photobook by photographer Tamara Abdul Hadi


Time & Location
Oct 29, 2022, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Yafa Cafe, 4415 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220, USA
About the event
Join us on Saturday (10/29) from 7pm and onwards to celebrate the New York launch of Picture an Arab man, the debut photobook by Iraqi Canadian photographer Tamara Abdul Hadi.Â
With select images from the portrait series of the same name, this monograph presents the viewer with an alternative visual representation of the contemporary Arab man by Abdul Hadi and a reflection on how the Arab man might be seen – reframed and reimagined. The book features a foreword by Randa Jarrar and comes with a written contribution by one of three men photographed within the book- Yassin Alsalman, Omar Offendum and Hamed Sinno.
Tamara will be present at the event for a book singing of a limited number of books. Pre-order your copy here.Â
About the artist:Â
Tamara Abdul Hadi is an Iraqi photographer whose work is concerned with the historic and contemporary representation of her own culture, in its diversity. Along with being a photographer, Tamara is an educator who has taught in Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, the UAE, Kuwait, Tunisia and Canada.  Her work has been published in the mainstream media extensively, though she now prefers to work for more independent entities. Her photographs have been exhibited worldwide. She often collaborates with Roï Saade, her partner in life and vision and is a member of family run We Are The Medium, an artist collective and publishing house.