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Mustafa al-Hallaj
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Mustafa al-Hallaj (1938 – 17 December 2002) ( Arabic : مصطفى الحلاج ) was a Palestinian-born visual artist, primarily working as a graphic designer, painter, and printmaker. Al-Hallaj was a pioneer in the Arab art world, known as an "icon of contemporary Arab graphic arts." His work was often devoted to his lost homeland, Palestine, and he is also said to have tried to turn Palestine into the form and content of his artistic school.
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born in salama
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palestinian-born visual artist
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