By imbuing traditional Arabic and Islamic scripts with political messages, she has used art to explore and interrogate to understand societal situations and bring them to a larger audience. Her artwork first appeared on the walls of Cairo during the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and has since been displayed in exhibitions around the world . Shehab has received several awards for her achievements. In 2019 she was featured in the "Polaris" catalogue produced by Visual Collaborative, where she was interviewed alongside other artists from around the world.