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Madiha Omar
Iraqi artist · Iraq · On the map · Artists · Lived 1908 to 2005 · aged 97
Madiha Omar (1908 - 2005 in Aleppo) was an Iraqi artist who was known for incorporating calligraphy with abstract art. She is generally perceived as the first Arab artist to have done this. Therefore, she is seen as the precursor to the Hurufiyya movement.
Madiha Omar is read about 4.5 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Also, Omar was the first woman to receive a scholarship from the Iraqi government to study in Europe.
Country
Iraq
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 2005 · aged 97
