Media Type:
Songs
Title
Song "Take a Close Look at the Picture" by Salma Sabbahi
أغنية "اتأملوا الصورة" لسلمى الصباحي
Subject
Song
Description
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 (especially 'sitt al-banat').
Sabbahi calls upon Egyptians to look closely at the new picture in which army officers are beating, torturing and killing protesters on the streets, and then accusing them of being "baltagiyya" (thugs). The singer sharply criticises this emerging “bloody” picture, urging the viewers to ponder this new frame.
Creator
Salma Sabbahi (singer); Ahmed Shalabi (lyrics creator); and Mohammed Khalaf (composer)
Source
Publisher
YouTube
Date Published
Rights
YouTube Standard Licence
Related Resources
Format
video
Language
Arabic
Type
Song
Identifier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEyaiyLqvfg
Coverage
osm Protest song
Date Created
22/12/2011
Tags
Citation
Salma Sabbahi (singer); Ahmed Shalabi (lyrics creator); and Mohammed Khalaf (composer), “Song "Take a Close Look at the Picture" by Salma Sabbahi,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed December 3, 2024, https://blue-owl.lnx.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/12.
Media
Warning! This video contains some images of violence.
Duration
3.11 min.
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