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Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti
Egypt

Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti

Several workers on Monday started painting over slogans and graffiti on the walls surrounding the American University in Cairo downtown…
In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets
Art news

In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets

On 9 March, one year after military police forcefully dispersed a sit-in at Tahrir Square, arrested protesters and tried them…
A graffiti campaign brings strong female voices to the streets
Art news

A graffiti campaign brings strong female voices to the streets

Immediately following the first 18 days of the revolution, Egyptian women around the country had greater hopes that their profile…
Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud
Art news

Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud

I know Mohamed Mahmoud Street quite well, albeit in more tempered times. I used to traipse back and forth down…
Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo
Opinion

Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo

Days after the first anniversary of 25 January, tensions between anti-regime activists and loyalists to the Supreme Council of the…
Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution
Art news

Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution

In the run-up to the anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a street art campaign dubbed “Mad Graffiti Week” spread…
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
Art news

A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues

As a means of popular expression, graffiti and street art have served to reflect the ongoing spirit of the 25…
A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly
Art news

A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly

2011 has been eventful, inspiring, and sometimes depressing. The following critics’ picks try to capture the conflicting emotions of the year.…
‘This Is Not Graffiti’: Street artists take their art indoors
Art news

‘This Is Not Graffiti’: Street artists take their art indoors

Sunday night saw the opening of “This Is Not Graffiti,” an exhibition that will be hosted by the Townhouse gallery…
Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor
Art news

Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor

Traditionally, the Franciscan Nun School in the Upper Egyptian tourist city of Luxor, by definition an apolitical institution, has refused…
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