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English follows Japanese   25 March 2024: We added English subtitles to the video! こんにちは！Nisreenです。 大好きな映画「RRR」（アカデミー賞も受賞した歴史アクション大作映画です。）について、日本のアーティスト友かつ人気YouTuberすみのさんのチャンネルに対談でお邪魔した際の動画が公開されました！ 私たちの大好きな主人公の一人、Bheemというキャラクターについてファンの目線で語り倒しています。 こんなに人前でお話しすることは普段あまりなく、ちょっと照れくさい気持ちもありますが、映画にご興味ある方はぜひご覧になってみてください。  I got interviewed by a dear art friend and a popular YouTuber, Sumino about our favourite Academy Award-winning film, 'RRR.' We had a blast having a fan-girl talk about one of the protagonists, Bheem. *25 March 2024: We finally added English subtitles to the video!  If you haven't watched 'RRR' yet, I'd strongly recommend the film. 'RRR' is a beautiful and emotionally charged action film which moved and inspired audiences worldwide. -----------Follow me------------ Instagram FB Website

  Japanese  follows English  日本語この下 Hi all! This is Nisreen!   I had the opportunity to volunteer as an artist for the online annual forum of   The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW ) this year. CSW is an official commission of the United Nations that focuses on the rights and empowerment of women, and global gender equality.  Upon a long-time friend, Yuzuki's, request, I provided illustrations depicting the challenges Japanese-national women face due to the legal requirement to share a surname (which usually ends up being their husband’s name) after marriage. The presentation was carried out by  Asuniwa , the association advocating for the improvement of women's rights primarily in Japan. It was an honour to see my artwork included in the important presentations.   Unfortunately, during this online forum, we had to witness harassment against another presenter. Some pathetic harassers heckled her while she was presenting about feminised poverty, until they got

  Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載  Hi all! This is Nisreen. On March 2nd 2024, I participated in the annual event of Indiana Belly Dance Collective /INBC for the second time. It really was fulfilling to spend all day learning with skillful teachers like Athena Howe, and to perform at night. I especially enjoyed Athena’s workshop about different dance legends and their styles. It reminded me of how unique each of them was, especially those from the golden era. This year’s Annual Bazaar was even more impactful than the last time for me, because a) I stepped in to run a last-minute workshop and b) I had the honour of performing to live music by the Indianapolis-based band, Indy Raqs!   While teaching, I truly appreciated the warm support of the participants.   The song I used was my favourite, Set El Hosen! I shared techniques/ step variations and performance tips suitable to the music. It was lovely to see the dancers enjoying this rich and colourful piece! この投稿をInstagramで見る

Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載  Hi all! This is Nisreen. Have you ever heard of this phrase: “Only Japanese know how to treat Japanese hair.”　 When I Googled “ 海外　美容室 /overseas hair salon” or “ アメリカ　美容院 / US beauty salon” in Japanese, that was the message I got. I found overwhelming number of blogs and articles by Japanese who’ve been abroad, praising “impeccable Japanese service in the Japanese hair salon” they’d found, in comparison with the “clumsy and rough” American or 海外 /foreign hair stylists. According to them, non-Japanese hair stylists are not only ignorant about the Japanese aesthetics, but don’t have the proper techniques to manage “the character of Japanese hair”. They were enthusiastically recommending finding a Japanese hair stylist even abroad; failing that, at least an Asian one. My reaction was Huh? Really? Because of the nature of my current location, I booked my very first hair salon appointment in town with a place that happens to have only White/White-