Chama Mechtaly (Arabic: شامة مشتالي; born July 1992) is a Moroccan artist and activist based in Dubai.
[4] She attended college in the United States, studying conflict resolution and international relations at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts through a scholarship.
[5] In 2015, while exhibiting at Complexe Culturel Sidi Belyout, the director removed her pieces, DrapeauMarocainRevisité (Moroccan Flag Revisited), out of concern that it might incite "aggressive behavior".
[13] The brand draws on influences such as Moorish architecture from Andalusia during the Golden Age of Spain, during which there was religious tolerance between Muslims and Jews.
[12][13] Mechtaly has spoken in favor of the Abraham Accords,[14] and in November 2021 was part of a delegation which promoted the agreements in the United States.
[15] Mechtaly has donates some profits from Moors and Saints to Banat el Emarat, a UAE-based NGO focused on women's empowerment.