[1] She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1983 in response to recruitment of young men by the Muammar Gaddafi regime.

[3][4] Her work draws heavily on her experience as an Islamic woman living in the West and it often incorporates traditional Islamic customs, clothing and icons alongside symbols of Western cultural.

[3][5] She explains that the goal of her work "is to sculpt a finer appreciation of the Islamic culture by shifting the focus from political issues to a poetic celebration of the faith's foundations.

"[6] Abouon's work has been displayed internationally at galleries in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Middle East.

[2][7] Art critic Valerie Behiery noted that the piece, which shows reflections of Abouon dressed in a veil and without, provides commentary with "deliberate visual simplicity and humour".