Kharboucha: The Poet Who Sang Truth to Power

This legendary pockmarked poet sang truth to power and was killed for it, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.

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Art Notes

Kharboucha, portrayed with traditional dress and pockmarked face — is here singing as hands slowly begin to brick her up. The various people around her are listening with shock and amazement. In the stars up above are the crescent and the star, a symbol of Islam.

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