The Fortieth Day: Mourning As Visual Language
Aug 19, 2026
The show is an evocative depiction of Shia devotional rituals and memory
Syeda Farwa Batool
Syeda Farwa Batool is an English lecturer, writer, and art critic based in Lahore, with an MPhil in English Literature and a research background in postcolonial historiography and Islamic cultural history; her writing on Muharram, memory, and history can be found at farwabatool1.substack.com.