This song, by belly dancer Sama El-Masry, released the month following the military coup against Mohamed Morsi, accuses US President Obama of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood because of the US administration's concern about the way in which Mohammed…
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This vivid image shows a fist, adorned with a cross and a crescent, representing unity between Muslims and Christians, breaking through military tanks. It represents a popular call for unity in standing against the army, seen by many activists as a…
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Iconic post-uprising street art, Ganzeer's 'Tank versus Bike' depicts a man on a bicycle delivering bread - a common sight in Egypt - being confronted by a tank. It is clear criticism of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) at a time when…
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Tahrir-Liberation Square is a 90 minute documentary by Stefano Savona. It follows Noha, Ahmed and Elsayed as street protests become a revolution. “Day after day, sleepless night after sleepless night, until the capitulation of the defeated pharaoh,…
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Song using Egyptian children to venerate the army in the wake of the army's removal of former president Mohamed Morsi.
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In the Egyptian popular context, the phrase “Reg‘eit Rima” (Rima is back), implies that someone is going back to their old habits. Here, it is a metaphorical reference to the return of the old military regime. The song satirizes the cliche ́discourse…
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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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Photograph of graffiti seen on a street in Cairo in February 2012. 'Sitt al-banat' (or, 'the best of girls') refers to the female protester who was filmed being dragged across the street and beaten by security personnel in December 2011.
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In the attached clip, poet Mustapha Ibrahim recites one of his poems from the collection El Manifesto. Ibrahim took part in the 2011 protests and their aftermath. He recited much of his revolutionary poetry on TV programmes between 2011 and 2013, and…
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The cartoon criticises the Muslim Brotherhood for the deaths of hundreds of protesters at the hands of the security forces on 14 August 2013. The protesters, supporters of the deposed president Mohammed Morsi, had been occupying the Rabaa and Nahda…
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