Using their art to challenge the patriachy

Activist art, says artist Yante Ismail, is grounded on the act of "doing": addressing political or social issues that has been in existence throughout history.

FAIZATI ALI draws cartoons as a response to issues in society that she feels strongly about.

"It's the way I express myself and share my views with others about issues that are important to me ... injustice, discrimination and the inequality faced my most women, especially Muslim women in their everyday life," she says.

So when Faizati saw the misguided and sexist posters put out by the Women and Family Development Ministry aimed at encouraging "family harmony", she responded with several cartoons of her own with a more gender-balanced perspective of marriage and household responsibilities.