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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: Mubarak
The Art of Movement: Another Chapter of Mohamed Mahmoud Graffiti
Painting over graffiti in the dead of night while soldiers guard you is stupid. Painting over then denying you knew anything about it shows that you’re a regime not in control of your own police; which begs the question, who … Continue reading →
Posted in Cairo and its hidden treasures
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Tagged Cairo street art, Establishment, Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti, Mohamed Morsi, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood
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The Wave Against Graffiti – We Ba3deen?
Graffiti is not meant to be permanent; but it is meant to produce a reaction, even if that reaction means removing it because it’s offensive, or an eyesore. However, when you’re a Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo that teaches … Continue reading →
Posted in Street Art Fascination
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Tagged Amr Gamal, army, Cairo Graffiti, Charles Akl, Faculty of Fine Arts, graffiti, graffiti in Zamalek, Habib El Adly, Hany Khaled, keizer, Merghani Bridge, Mubarak, Pro-SCAF, Sad Panda, SCAF, Shank, street art, Tantawy, Zamalek
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An Afternoon with Sad Panda
We meet under the most peculiar of circumstances. I’d been in touch with Sad Panda over Twitter about photographing his graffiti in the Cairo area of Masaken Sheraton; yet I, having the mental compass of a duck in the desert, … Continue reading →
Posted in Street Art Fascination
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Tagged Cairo, clandestine, dark, Egypt, graffiti, Masaken Sheraton, mask of freedom, Mubarak, political, Sad Panda, stencil, street art
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