Noor's Heroes: Saloua Raouda Choucair - Arabic

Noor’s Heroes is a children’s book series that celebrates inspiring figures from the Arab world. Through engaging stories and vibrant illustrations, young readers discover the journeys of exceptional individuals who followed their dreams and made a difference.

Explore the creative life of Saloua Raouda Choucair, a pioneering Lebanese artist who challenged norms through geometry, abstraction, and sculpture. From Beirut to Paris, Choucair followed her passion for form and meaning, becoming one of the Arab world’s earliest modernist artists.

أبطال نور هي سلسلة كتب أطفال تحتفي بشخصيات ملهمة من العالم العربي. من خلال قصص ممتعة ورسوم نابضة بالحياة، يرافق القرّاء الصغار رحلات أشخاص استثنائيين اتبعوا شغفهم وتركوا بصمة حقيقية في مجتمعاتهم

في هذا الكتاب، نتعرّف إلى سلوى روضة شقير، الفنانة اللبنانية الرائدة التي مزجت بين العلم والفن والإسلاميّات، وابتكرت أعمالاً تجريدية وهندسية فريدة. أثبتت أن الجمال يكمن في جوهر الأشياء

 Myrna Ayad: For over two decades, Myrna Ayad has authored, edited, and contributed to several books, magazines and dailies on visual art and culture from the Arab world and Iran. A frequent panellist, jurist, and moderator, her role as an independent cultural strategist has allowed her to work on projects within the luxury sector, government entities, private companies, and non-profit organisations in the Arab world. Based in the UAE for over four decades, Ayad is a graduate of the American University in Dubai.