Thuraya Al-Baqsami
Kuwaiti artist
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Thuraya Al-Baqsami (born 1952) is a Kuwaiti artist, writer, and internationally acclaimed printmaker.[1] She was born into a Kuwaiti family of Iranian descent.[2][3][4] Her daughters are Fatima Al Qadiri and Monira Al Qadiri.[5][3]
In 2002, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Berlin asked Thuraya Al-Baqsami to design the United Buddy Bear for her home country, Kuwait.[6]
