Publication of an article associated with our past exhibition “Mask Migrations” held in 2020

An article on mask cultures of Middle Eastern women associated with our exhibition “Mask Migrations: Untold Stories of Women in the Arabian-Persian Gulf” (held in September–October 2020) was published with the title of “‘Mustache-shaped’ mask is a sign of being a lady — world of Middle Eastern women covered with veil” as one of feature articles “The world changing with masks” in the February 2021 issue of “GLOBE+” of Asahi Shimbun. The published article includes the photographs of Manami GOTO (JSPS Research Fellow/ILCAA), who participated in the planning and management of the exhibition.

The feature articles in the February 2021 issue of “GLOBE+” of Asahi Shimbun are reedited and available via the following links:

Mustache-shaped mask means “I’m married, stay away from me” — interview with Middle Eastern women on “covering their faces”

Women continue to put masks even though it is said to be “outdated” — the profound world of mask culture in the Middle East