{"id":68470,"date":"2022-11-30T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=68470"},"modified":"2022-12-01T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T10:45:13","slug":"gabalfa-graffiti-inspires-muslim-media-outlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/30\/gabalfa-graffiti-inspires-muslim-media-outlet\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabalfa graffiti inspires Muslim media outlet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graffiti artists inspired Muslim news outlet with a portrait of a woman wearing a hijab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A WALES-BASED Muslim media outlet has praised a mural as &#8220;inspiring&#8221; after artists Amelia Thomas and Mylo Elliott painted it under Gabalfa Interchange during a graffiti festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Thomas, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/millimagic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amelia Unity<\/a>, and Mr Elliott painted the mural of a woman wearing a hijab with the word \u201cunity\u201d in August but it got fresh attention earlier this month and was shared on social media by <a href=\"https:\/\/nowinaminute.wales\">Now In A Minute Media<\/a>, who said the piece sent \u201ca beautiful message of unity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MinuteOfJoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MinuteOfJoy<\/a>: This graffiti mural, tucked away under the Gabalfa flyover in Cardiff sends a beautiful message of unity &#8211; featuring a character wearing the Hijab \ud83d\udc4f<br><br>A hidden gem produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ameliaunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ameliaunity<\/a> and @myloelliot spotted by one of our volunteers \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s82CfLnmv8\">pic.twitter.com\/s82CfLnmv8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Now In A Minute Media (@NIAMmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIAMmedia\/status\/1589603166014013441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite such positive feedback, the artists said they hadn&#8217;t intended to make a statement of diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amelia Unity said she had intended to capture \u201cthe feeling of a person\u201d rather than focus on a woman in a hijab, and explained that image was inspired by a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her collaborator Mr Elliott said he was glad the piece had been noticed and &#8220;for the work to stand out as a piece of social art, in our community\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that \u201cGabalfa is a creative centre. 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The interchange tunnels are surfaces that attract the best graffiti in Cardiff\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1gDaJD91oEGf8BKjhg0dKXfUJ0WrWmMs&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1gDaJD91oEGf8BKjhg0dKXfUJ0WrWmMs&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now In A Minute Media\u2019s Creative Director Mariyah Zaman said the piece was inspiring because it was an \u201cauthentic representation of a young Muslim girl\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She went on to say that she wanted to \u201cshout about it on Now In A Minute Media because it\u2019s so rare for that representation of Muslims and Muslim women&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mariyah finished by saying \u201cart had the power to unify a lot of people\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A WALES-BASED Muslim media outlet has praised a mural as &#8220;inspiring&#8221; 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