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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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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Through this song, Yasser Elmanawehly, one of the voices of the 2011 revolution, expresses his dismay at the erasure of street graffiti by the authorities. He sings that even if the revolution's graffiti is erased from the walls, the regime will not…
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People demonstrate in Hussein Square, in Islamic Cairo, calling for the police to return to the streets.
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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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Graffiti showing then Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi as an octopus swimming in blood, with the word 'Leave' written at the top of the image. This graffiti image was painted on the walls of the Ittihadiyya Presidential Palace during…
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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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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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Poet Tamim al-Barghouthi recites this famous poem. "Oh Egyptian People" in this video clip, which was produced by Qabila TV music for the first anniversary of the revolution . The poem gained wide popularity when it came out in 2011 after the January…
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This three-part film was made in 2011 by three different directors: Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin, and Amr Salama, with the participation of director Ahmad Abdallah. It attempts to document the Egyptian revolution from three different perspectives: the…
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