Nour is a song by the famous Egyptian rapper Zap Tharwat featuring the renowned actor Amina Khalil. The song was developed under the leadership of the National Council for Women (NCW) in collaboration with UN Women Egypt Country Office and with the…
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Graffiti created as part of a movement to break the silence around sexual harassment.
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'Nawara', the story of a downtrodden maid's experience of the revolution, scooped international prizes but mediocre returns at the box office in Egypt. Unlike many of the films made about the revolution, 'Nawara' demonstrates the ways in which the…
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The cartoon was drawn in defiance of the alarming increase in sexual assaults against women protesters in 2013. It was particularly inspired by the testimony of Yasmin El-Baramawy, who was gang raped near Tahrir Square during protests in November…
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The cartoonist views the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The accompanying text in English says: 'If the elephant passes through the needle's eye, Moslem Brotherhood can be a peaceful group!!'
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This street art, on the walls of the Faculty of Fine Arts, was painted some time in 2011. The figure of the mummy refers to Egypt, which is shouting, 'I'm free', which in turn, is painted in the colours of the Egyptian flag. It is interesting that…
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This mural, located on the outside walls of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Zamalek, Cairo, was one of many painted by students to celebrate the 25 January 2011 revolution. It represents the revolution as an uprising of the people against oppression,…
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It was in the extraordinary and historic city of Suez that the first martyr of the Egyptian revolution fell. But the city has long been the gateway to Egypt’s most decisive, transformative moments. Home to the strategic Suez Canal, the port was a key…
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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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A song by a group of acappella singers in support of the Tamarod (meaning 'rebel') campaign, which aimed to force early presidential elections to unseat Mohammed Morsi. The song includes lines such as, "We were silent all this time, but now we became…
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