naive art's unassuming genius fatima hassan el farouj, also known as fatima rouaid, was a moroccan painter born in tétouan in 1945 and died in rabat in 2010. she is classified under the category of naive art and art brut, a genre that challenges conventional artistic norms. artistic journey without formal training started painting without any academic or artistic training. her works reflect the world of women and popular traditions in…