Asia Alfasi
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Asia Alfasi (born 20 April 1984) is a Libyan-British manga-influenced comic writer and artist. She was born in Libya and moved to Scotland at the age of 7. She lives in Birmingham, England. Her works synthesise Islamic, Libyan, British, and Japanese influences. She first gained notoriety when she was the first female to participate in and win the Hi8us Midlands Stripsearch competition with a portfolio based on her character Monir.
Quotes
[edit]- With the political and social landscape, being what it is today. I decided to take a leaf out of Osamu Tezuka's book and turn my fears, hopes and dreams of THIS era into a philosophical adventure Manga
- To have your beliefs and worldviews challenged and questioned ultimately leads to widening of horizons; and it's my hope that readers and visitors will take that message away with them after visiting the exhibition
- one's own experiences are the ones affecting judgments and perceptions
- Interview - Asia Alfasi,19/02/16,by Lauren
- And ultimately, the more you allow yourself to be present outside of your comfort zone and open up to varying experiences and people, the richer and more informed your views and perceptions become
- It's all a matter of perspective. Three-point perspective will always have more depth than the flat one point.
- The stigma of women in comics and it not being a thing has largely become a factually debunked myth and I daresay we're almost entering a golden age
- Some spend their whole lives content with their one eye. Others lead paths that open consecutively more
- Interview - Asia Alfasi,19/02/16,by Lauren
- Women are the silent unknown soldiers working and striving to hold their families together during times of war
- Recognition alone at times can be all that is needed to inspire those very women to keep on going; and sharing their stories of triumph both bolsters AND inspires others to likewise believe in themselves and follow suit
- When women and girls become part of the solution instead of a "burden" that men need to ponder as an extra problem that needs to be solved, society would be able to recover a lot faster as ALL could then participate in reaching a resolution
- Now is the time for women to believe in themselves and their talents
- They have so much untapped potential, capabilities and talents buried under self-doubt and unfounded prejudice that they would overturn the region if they give themselves a chance
- Again, we're in a very transformative time and I believe all factors are ripe for change, so, I wish women would take every opportunity presented to them to make their mark a permanent one
