Artwork by Rama Duwaji, published in February by Slow Factory alongside an essay by Diana Islayih on a Gaza displacement camp, has triggered political backlash in New York City and raised questions for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office.
The illustration depicted the face of a woman drawn in black and white, with full eyebrows scrunched above a sharp nose, almond-shaped eyes, and a pair of hands reaching outward. The essay was part of a compilation of essays edited by Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa, CNN reported.
