Street artists seek validity through the public’s appreciation, rather than formal art institutions.
Content Feed
At the symbolic centre of the Arab uprisings, recent infrastructural changes reflect shifting power dynamics.
![Egyptian army armoured personnel carriers parked in Cairo''s Tahrir Square in November 2014 [Getty]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/d343ca49d6224134992c1694ddaae363_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Author visits the “informal village” of Palestinians with no basic rights – not even official refugee status.
The Arab uprisings have transformed many peoples’ views on the role played by the US in their region, writes Mousa.
In Egypt, murals aren’t a form of art – they are an act of protest.
The Nasser government was certainly not flawless, but remains among the most celebrated of modern Arab times.
As martyrs continue to fall in Port Said, in Tahrir and across the country, “the Morsi government is losing legitimacy”.
Polling stations across Egypt seemed to be marred with irregularities – is no one in charge?
The current assault on Gaza is reminiscent of what happened nearly four years ago, but Gazans continue on.
The youth of Egypt’s revolution did not give their lives so that people could vote, but for social justice and freedom.
