Shamshia Hassani

Shamsia Hassani (English: Shamsia Hassani, Dari: شمسیه حسنی; maiden name Ommolbanin Hassani; born April 9, 1988) is Afghanistan's first female street graffiti artist, art teacher, and associate professor of drawing and anatomy drawing at Kabul University. She popularized "street art" on the streets of Kabul and has exhibited her art in several countries including India, Iran, Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Italy, Canada, and at diplomatic missions in Kabul. Hassani used street graffiti in Kabul to draw attention to the war years. In 2014, Hassani was named one of the top 100 thinkers in the world by FP. She was named one of BBC 100 Women of 2021