The nine artists invited to participate were specifically chosen for their strength and poetic approach to the theme of communication between different cultures, acceptance, identity and transformation. Their work includes spiritual or ironic socio-political content expressed both in verse and textures that resonate with the curator's own inclinations. Many of the works on view are shown for the first time in New York.

The show focuses on the word Barakat, meaning Blessing in Arabic and in a broader sense it translates to "Gift". Barakat acts as a bridge since it has different connotations in the Iranian, North African, Jewish and Arabic cultures. In addition, in France, the term has taken on the new meaning of Luck, due to the increasing Arab influence.

In Arabic, Baraka stands for "a gift from God" in spiritual terms. It is a gift one can choose to either improve upon or ruin oneself and the world in which one is immersed. The selected artists chose to interpret the idea of an ironic and spiritual gift, but there is the proposition of both acceptance and diversity as well. There is an acknowledgment between various cultures of the Great Gift. This is not a form of oppression; Barakat brings in the end luck and fortune. It leads to a transformation toward a better world, one made of intercultural understanding.

A fully illustrated English/Italian catalogue written by Gaia Serena Simionati with an essay titled
YES, WE CAN. INSHALLA! accompanies the exhibition. The catalogue was produced in Verona, Italy by the art publisher Adriano Parise. It includes an interview with Hamdi Attia conducted by the curator Abdellah Karroum.