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This mosaic created by Layla Al-Attar and it was placed on the ground outside the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad. Layla Al-Attar was the first female graduates from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad. In 1985, she became the director of Iraqi Museum of Modern Art. Her artworks has been featured in many biennials. Through her art, al-Attar expressed ideals that attempted to recognize the importance of women in all spheres of society.

On 27 June 1993, Layla Al-Attar, her husband, and their housekeeper were killed by a U.S. missile attack.