6 . ▁She ▁left ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁eventually ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁S ora ▁works ▁primarily ▁with ▁o ils , ▁but ▁util izes ▁mixed ▁media ▁and ▁eng ra ving ▁techniques ▁to ▁create ▁three - dimensional ▁text ures ▁on ▁canvas . ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁primarily ▁expression ist ▁and ▁figur ative , ▁with ▁contemporary ▁abstract ▁images ▁used ▁to ▁convey ▁m ood s ▁and ▁scenes ▁from ▁anti qu ity . ▁Her ▁works ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁influ ences ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁on ▁her ▁painting ▁and ▁upon ▁her ▁existence . ▁Women ▁of ▁all ▁cult ures , ▁of ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁times , ▁are ▁a ▁central ▁theme ▁in ▁her ▁work . ▁She ▁represents ▁women ▁as ▁silent ▁spiritual ists ▁and ▁shows ▁their ▁journey ▁as ▁a ▁constant ▁struggle ▁for ▁surv ival . ▁ ▁S ora ▁has ▁held ▁exhib itions ▁throughout ▁Ira q , ▁Turkey , ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁degree ▁from ▁al - M ans our ▁University ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁Bell arm ine ▁University , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁Turkish ▁language ▁book ▁concerning ▁her ▁works ▁which ▁is ▁titled ▁Ne her , ▁Se her , ▁Mis af irat ▁( R iver , ▁Vo y age , ▁Time ). ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁art ▁exhibition ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Top k api