Media Type:
Graffiti
Title
Graffiti depicting Samira Ibrahim and Aliaa El-Mahdy
Subject
Graffiti/Street Art
Description
A photograph of graffiti in Cairo celebrating the bravery of Samira Ibrahim, who raised a court case against the doctor who performed a so-called virginity test whilst she was under arrest in a military prison in March 2011. She is contrasted with Aliaa El-Mahdy, who became famous for posting naked photographs of herself on her blog to protest against military rule.
Creator
Ammar Abo Bakr
Source
Publisher
Suzee in the City blog
Date Published
07/01/2013
Rights
Suzee in the City
Related Resources
Language
Arabic
Date Created
30/11/2011
Tags
Citation
Ammar Abo Bakr, “Graffiti depicting Samira Ibrahim and Aliaa El-Mahdy,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed May 4, 2024, https://egyptrevolution2011.ac.uk/items/show/16.
Media
Original Format
grafitti
Translation
Under image of Samira Ibrahim: “A salute of respect and support to Samira Ibrahim, daughter of the Sai’d [Upper Egypt]”
Caption cutting through image of Aliaa El-Mahdy: “Samira Ibrahim: 25 years old. Forcibly undressed and subjected to virginity tests in front of army and police officers. She vowed not to remain silent and took legal action to avenge her honour. No attention… No publicity…No media coverage. Nobody cares.
Aliaa El-Mahdy: 20 years old. Stripped nude and exposed her body out of her own will. The media and public went crazy over her. 3 million people have viewed her picture and no fewer than 50 articles [have been written about her] and several television programmes [about her]”.
Caption cutting through image of Aliaa El-Mahdy: “Samira Ibrahim: 25 years old. Forcibly undressed and subjected to virginity tests in front of army and police officers. She vowed not to remain silent and took legal action to avenge her honour. No attention… No publicity…No media coverage. Nobody cares.
Aliaa El-Mahdy: 20 years old. Stripped nude and exposed her body out of her own will. The media and public went crazy over her. 3 million people have viewed her picture and no fewer than 50 articles [have been written about her] and several television programmes [about her]”.