Yomna Mohamed is an artist, graphic designer and photographer from Alexandria, Egypt, currently based in New York City. She is an upcoming graduate of Parsons School of Design and previously served as a creative resident at Roc Nation.
Her practice centers on explorations of language, multimedia design, photography, and typography. She is particularly passionate about identity and multilingual typography - a focus that runs through her creative collective, MENA-CC, a platform for Middle Eastern and North African creatives.
Currently, Yomna is developing her experimental publishing project, Gust For You, as well as documenting the Arab American diaspora in New York through an ongoing photo series embracing performance, and often over-the-top aesthetics common in immigrant households.
She is also a Freelance Graphic Designer for 2048 Studios/Saint Levant LLC
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Sounds of Resistance
Sounds of ResistanceSounds of Resistance is a Sound Collective Amplifying Censored Voices from the MENA Region and Beyond
An initiative dedicated to amplifying the voices of censored artists and musicians. Rooted in the belief that music is both resistance and survival, the project centers artists who use sound to challenge regimes, reclaim identity, and document political struggle. In response to digital censorship, the project embraces analog formats—zines, print media, merchandise, and physical music—as tools for cultural resistance and word-of-mouth circulation.
Future concepts include a radio show, pop-up listening rooms, public installations, and auditory exhibits in cities with large Arab and SWANA diasporas—featuring vinyl drops, printed handouts, and community-driven engagement.
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initiated Sounds of Resistance out of a deep love for world music and a personal journey through Egyptian soundscapes. Over time, I realized that music often carries political weight, even without lyrics. My interest in this topic was first sparked by mahraganat, a folk street genre born in the margins of Egypt. Mahraganat has been criminalized and censored by the state for its association with lower-class life, open criticism of the government, and depictions of everyday struggle, addiction, and joy. Through genres like mahraganat and electro chaabi, Sounds of Resistance seeks to reframe the narrative around street music—exploring the politicization of sound.
I'm interested in music that moves through memory, migration, protest, and joy—one track at a time.
Artists are arrested, exiled, or erased. Yet, they continue to create. Sounds of Resistance is both a living archive and a radical act of visibility—one that honors past struggles and connects them to the sounds of today.