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- On Codes and Translation: Understanding Alaa Awad
- Ode to Alexandria – Where it all began
- 7orreya: Graffiti Exhibition on Freedom of Expression in Cairo
- Belal Ali Saber: Graffiti by Ammar Abo Bakr and El Zeft
- Street Art and Morsi – Cairo Artists Continue the Fight
- Art in The Streets: Videos on Beirut, Palestine, Tripoli and Cairo for MOCATV
- Graffiti for a Social Cause: Zeft, Nazeer, Nemo and Mona Lisa Brigades
- Women in Graffiti: A Tribute to the Women of Egypt
- Return to Tahrir: Two Years and Graffiti of the Martyrs
- Graffiti in Palestine: Female Street Artist from East Jerusalem and Rockets over Gaza
- Egyptian Graffiti Artists Exhibit Around the World
- The Art of Movement: Another Chapter of Mohamed Mahmoud Graffiti
- For the Love of Graffiti: Cairo’s Walls Trace History of Colourful Revolution
- Beirut Graffiti: Quirky, Colourful Street Art in Lebanon
- Tripoli Graffiti: Revolution Street Art in Libya
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Tag Archives: Aya Tarek
Ode to Alexandria – Where it all began
Definition of irony: I lived almost twenty years in Alexandria, but it was only after I moved to Cairo and started writing about graffiti that I found all threads leading me back home. It seemed that everyone I spoke to … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Alexandria, Alexandrian graffiti, Amir Rizk, Artest, artists, Aya Tarek, Azarita, city, collaborative, Corniche, Egypt, Equestrian Club, female graffiti, grafiti, group projects, Khedive Ismail, Ma'Claim, Mona Lisa Brigade, street art, Wensh, woman graffiti
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Women in Graffiti: A Tribute to the Women of Egypt
It’s a battle, being a woman in an Arab country, but perhaps the dire conditions makes us fighters. Since January 25, so many foreign reporters have waxed on about the awakening of Arab women in the Arab Spring; and how … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged 4SprayCans, A Thousand Times No, Alaa Awad, Aliaa El Mahdy, Ammar Abo Bakr, Amr Nazeer, Aya Tarek, Bahia Shehab, blue bra girl, Egypt graffiti, Get Angry, Hanaa El Degham, Hend Kheera, keizer, Laila Magued, Microphone, Mira Shihadeh, Nefertiti, Noon El Neswa, Nooneswa, Pablo Neruda, Samira Ibrahim, sexual harassment, Sit El Banat, Soaad Hosny, street art, women, women graffiti, X4SprayCans, Zeft
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Egyptian Graffiti Artists Exhibit Around the World
The past two years have given good exposure to the Egyptian street art scene. With increasing international media focus on graffiti artists – I’ve lost count of the number of print articles, news shorts and documentaries made – comes increasing … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Ammar Abo Bakr, Arabic Graffiti, arms expo, art curators, Aya Tarek, Beirut, Egyptian art, ethics, Frankfurt, Ganzeer, graffiti exhibitions, Graffiti School, Hetan, Kareem Gouda, Of the People, protest graffiti, Shank, Shatila, Shepard Fairey, Switzerland, Theaterfestival Basel, Washington DC, White Wall
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Writing About Graffiti in Cairo- One Year On
If this post comes across as offensive, arrogant or downright nasty to anyone, I apologise in advance; I literally woke up on the wrong side of bed and pulled a shoulder, so I’m cranky; plus this matter has been on … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Alaa Awad, Alexandria, Ammar Abo Bakr, Amr Nazeer, Aya Tarek, Cairo, Egypt Street Art, Ganzeer, graffiti artists contact, Graffiti the streets of Egypt, Hanaa El Degham, Hend Kheera, Kareem Gouda, keizer, Mad Graffiti Weekend, Mia Groendahl, Mohamed El Moshir, revolution graffiti, Zeftawi
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Spanish Graffiti Artist Comes to Cairo: Eva Mena
Eva Mena, aka Den, is a 33-year-old graffiti artist from Bilbao, Northern Spain, who came to Egypt this week to take part in the Fourth Mediterranean Hip Hop Festival (also called Meeting of Mediterranean Urban Culture for some reason), sponsored … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Aya Tarek, Bilbao, Cairo Graffiti, Collaboration, Den, Downtown Cairo, Elpho, Evan Mena, Freehand, graffiti, hip-hop dancers, Madrid, Medhiphopfestival, Mediterranean Hip Hop, Plastic Paints, Spain, Spanish Embassy in Cairo, Spanish graffiti, Townhouse Factory Space, Zeta
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