His exhibition in 1989 at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France led to a death threat from Saddam Hussein, and a ban from Iraq, Jordan and Libya.
Pamerannya pada 1989 di Institut du Monde Arabe di Paris, Prancis, membuatnya meraih ancaman kematian dari Saddam Hussein, dan dicekal di Irak, Yordania dan Libya.