Tag Archives: women

‘Women shaping the economy’

By maya zankoul | Published: Thursday, July 15, 2010 | 11 Comments
I got to do some illustration’s for ArabAd’s July issue cover story: Women shaping the economy. Very interesting report, highly recommended! Here are the illustrations for you to check out while I’m stuck in bed for the next 3 days with ‘acute amygdalitis’… And last but not least, here’s Neneh Cherry’s ‘Woman’. Enjoy Spread the [...]
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Meet the 3 ‘ELLEs’

By maya zankoul | Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | 21 Comments
Meet Vanessa, Nour & Ashley, the characters of my new comic that you will see every month in ELLE Oriental magazine. They’ll be discussing the month’s topic of the magazine from 3 different perspectives. They represent the different faces of the modern Arab women. This month’s topic is love & sex. Click on the image to [...]
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Quid Pro Quo

By maya zankoul | Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 | 30 Comments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Nefrah mennik = you get married (translation for non arabic-speaking readers) I thought social pressure for marriage starts for women in their early 30’s. But guess what! From the moment girls are born, they are brought up to “hope” and “dream” of the day they will get married (most women I know dream of this day). [...]
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