The song was composed during the first 18 days of the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. It was one of the very first songs to celebrate the revolutionary feelings on Tahrir Square. The video shows protesters raising banners with their demands and dreams…
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In this video clip, part of a series of short interviews entitled "Words of Women from the Egyptian Revolution", filmmaker Leil Zahra documents the experience and role of activist and lawyer Maheinour El Massry during the 2011 revolution and its…
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The video shows Egyptian military police beating a woman during the Cabinet sit-in during December 2011. The video went viral and caused outrage in Egypt and beyond. The woman, whose identity was never revealed, has been dubbed the 'blue bra woman'…
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The song was produced in late 2011 after the famous cabinet sit-in and the violence directed against the protesters by the military. The lyrics condemn the army, and their extreme measures of violence and abuse committed against the women protesters…
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This image depicts an Egyptian soldier standing over a pile of dead corpses; a clear criticism of the massive death toll under military rule.
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Spoken word poet Tamim al-Barghouti recited this poem on Al-Jazeera Mubasher on 28 January 2011 - dubbed the 'Day of Rage' by protesters. The poem could be considered a call to continue resisting the regime. It certainly touched the hearts of many…
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Famous street artists Ammar Abo Bakr and El Zeft created this poster art as a tribute to Belal Ali Saber -- a young man killed whilst marching in a pro-Muslim Brotherhood demonstration. The image captures the face of the officer who killed him,…
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These images of people wearing eye patches were painted on the walls of the downtown American University in Cairo campus on Mohamed Mahmoud Street in tribute to those protesters who lost their eyes during protests in and around Tahrir Square in…
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This famous mural depicts Sayed Khaled, painted with angel wings, the youngest martyr of the revolution. The Arabic reads: "Glory to the unidentified".
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This collection of photos taken by journalist and blogger Hossam El-Hamalawy constitutes a rich archive of images of the revolutionary period of 2011-2013, which not only includes the January 2011 protests but many others that occurred in the months…
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