The abstract work of Mazen Rifai is characterized by transparency and luminosity while capturing an interpretation of emotions. Instead of drawing the landscapes or representations of objects and places, Rifai paints sensations and memories associated with the subject. ما المجد الا السيف is a phrase taken from a famous poem by the 10^th Century writer Al-Mutanabbi. The entirety of the sentence is translated as “Don’t think for a moment that glory is in a wine skin or a songstress, for glory resides in the sword and the decisive blow.’