As a painter and writer, she participated in the eighties in various European and American publications and group exhibitions, with one-woman shows in London and Iceland. She is also a commentator for The Guardian,[7] and a contributor to other European and Arabic publications, such as Red pepper, Al Ahram weekly and Al Quds (weekly comment). She is a founding member of the International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies and a member of the advisory board of the BRussel's Tribunal on Iraq.