'I miss you tear gas'. The tear gas canister has 'Made in USA: Expiry 2003' written on it. The image refers to the tear gas that was used against protesters during the 18 day uprising. Canisters that were recovered showed that the tear gas was made…
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In this image, a protester tries to break down 'corruption' while a member of SCAF watches and does nothing. This image reflects the growing discontent amongst Egyptians with SCAF rule.
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"The people want the fall of the regime". This graffiti image, depicting Syrian president Bashar al Assad, expresses solidarity with Syrians seeking to topple the Syrian regime.
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Muslim Brotherhood and SCAF politicians eating a woman's corpse. This image could be read in two ways. First, it suggests that women are always used and abused by politicians, no matter if they are religious, secular, nationalist, or other. Second,…
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Saad Zaghloul gives the finger to the presidential elections of 2012. Zaghloul is a popular figure in the Egyptian imagination, a leader of the 1919 revolution, representing Egypt's first nationalist politician who called for independence and…
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Tomorrow and Yesterday: commemorating the Port Said massacre on one side, and portraying hope for the future on the other. This mural was also painted on a military security wall, making it even more significant.
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Samira Ibrahim above an army of faces of Ahmed Adel El Mogy, the doctor against whom she brought a court case for conducting so-called virginity testing.
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This is an iconic mural. It depicts protesters as graceful dancers, dodging the tear gas of the police, celebrating the bravery of those who faced up to police violence on Mohamed Mahmoud Street.
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These images depict a mother mourning her child. They refer to the mothers of the martyrs - those killed by the police during anti-regime protests. Such images sought to mobilise sympathy not only for those killed and their families but also for the…
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This image highlights the theme of silence, self-censorship and looking the other way. It alludes to the failure of people to stand up to and speak out against injustice and oppression, specifically in relation to the rule of SCAF.
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