{"id":33233,"date":"2023-03-03T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=33233"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:36:11","slug":"world-hearing-day-activist-interview-dima-antar","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/world-hearing-day-activist-interview-dima-antar\/","title":{"rendered":"Activist Dima Antar Shares Her Story With GRAZIA For World Hearing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honour of world hearing day, we\u2019ve sat down with Lebanese artist and activist for the hard-of-hearing and disabled community, Dima Antar. In our exclusive interview, Antar describes the trials and triumphs of her journey with severe hearing loss, which she was diagnosed with as an infant at age one. Antar has turned her struggles into a reason to shine through her art by creating cartoon images of medical equipment, like hearing aids, as well as other graphic optimistic designs. Her sentiment of \u201cloving your imperfections\u201d and confidence building is why she\u2019s such an important activist to highlight today. Continue below to read our interview with Dima Antar for World Hearing Day.<\/p>\n

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