Ayesha sultana artist

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Aisha Sultan is a nationally syndicated columnist and features writer.
Ayesha Sultana (b.

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About.

AISHA SULTAN is a nationally syndicated columnist and features writer. Her work connects with parents trying to balance work and home life, while raising kids in a complex, digital age.

She chronicles the lives of families – those intimate relationships in which we battle and love most intensely. In their daily decisions, their small victories and defeats, readers look for someone with whom to connect. Aisha’s ability to authentically share these struggles, from the poignant to the hilarious, brings readers back week after week.

The Society of Features Journalism has repeatedly recognized her commentary as among the best in the country. The Asian American Journalists Association honored her coverage of the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., with an Excellence in Print national writing award.

She is a former Knight Wallace Fellow, during which she took a sabbatical at the University of Michigan to dive into how technology is changing modern family life.

She also produces videos and films, hosts a weekly podcast, speaks at conferences and frequently appears on television. Her w

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A few years ago I went back to visit the country from where my parents had immigrated to America.

It’s in an important part of the world that fascinates me with its complexities. I still have relatives in Pakistan. I can understand the language. The food is delicious. The art is stunning, and the people have legendary hospitality. It’s also been on the brink of a failed state politically, with all the challenges and corruption that developing nations face.

It’s an odd experience when you’ve grown up a minority in your own country to suddenly be in a place where you are in the majority. I was particularly aware of my status as part of the privileged majority when I visited with the religious minority communities there. Members of the Ahmadiyya community face state-sponsored discrimination and some Christians also have been targets of persecution and targeted violence. Political leaders and journalists who have spoken out in defense of religious minorities risk violence and threats. For years, rising intolerance has been fueled by those with a political age

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Ayesha Sultana (b. 1984, Jashore, Bangladesh) completed her Bachelors in Fine Art (2007) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Art Education (2008) from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, where she also taught for two years. Recent solo and group exhibitions include: 2024 Fragility and Resilience at Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai; 2023 Bonna, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka; 2022 Artist's Rooms, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Shifting the Silence, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA); 2021 Bare Bones, Experimenter, Kolkata; Do You Know how To Start A Fire at On Site, New Delhi; 2020 Pulse, Experimenter, Kolkata; Seismic Movements, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka; Line, Beats and Shadows, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi; 2019 Art Basel, Basel; Searching for Stars Amongst the Crescents, Experimenter, Kolkata; New Configurations, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi; 2018 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9); Lahore Biennale 01, Mubarak Haveli, Lahore; Planetary Planning, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka; 2017 FIAC