As part of a series of interviews with women activists in "Words of Women from the Egyptian Revolution", filmmaker Leil Zahra interviews the young activist and artist Aya Tarek. Tarek is well-known for her fascinating graffiti work, even before the…
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In an acting workshop in a working-class Cairo neighborhood, 10 men recount episodes of exploitation, humiliation and injustice; their stories centre on the privatization of a factory but invariably extend to harassment by police and Egypt’s corrupt…
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A 65 year-old artist gives her account of her experience of the 2011 revolution in Egypt. She took part in student protests in 1972 in Alexandria and participated in other movements during the mid-1970s.
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A 33-year old Egyptian filmmaker and photographer tells of his experience of Egypt’s 2011 Revolution and discusses how it inspired artists and filmmakers.
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Filming Revolution is a collection of interviews, film clips and thematic texts on the subject of documentary and independent filmmaking in Egypt after the 2011 Revolution. It includes interviews with thirty filmmakers, artists, activists, and…
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This blog by 'Suzee in the City' documented street art and graffiti on the streets of Cairo and beyond in the period following the 25 January 2011 revolution. It includes photographs of street art and insightful commentary on street art and its…
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