“In Islam, there’s a belief that when a person dies and they have been laid to rest in the grave(s), their soul gets separated from their physical body and goes into another realm where they are put through many trials of either blessings or punishments; heaven or hell, depending on what they have done in their intermediate lives until their last days. This realm is called Barzakh, the Islamic version of purgatory which is also in relation to being in limbo. Follow the soul as they endure their own version of Barzakh.”

SAFA ALI MUDEI is a Muslim, East-African Canadian artist attending UofT. Safa’s artistic style of dance and film derives from the experiences and perspectives she has received from the religion of Islam and her Somali heritage.