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Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti. Mohamed Mahmoud Graffiti is a collection of graffiti that was painted on several walls in and surrounding Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt during and after the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Also known as sharei’ uyuun al-hurriyyah (Street of the Eyes of Freedom), [1] Mohamed Mahmoud Street became ...
The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (Arabic: ثورة ٢٥ يناير, romanized: Thawrat khamsa wa-ʿišrūn yanāyir;), [20] began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against increasing police ...
The Girl in the Blue Bra. The Girl in the Blue Bra is the name given to an image of an Egyptian woman who participated in the Tahrir Square protests in opposition to Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military coup that ousted Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution in opposition to Mubarak's presidency. [1]
Tahrir Square. Tahrir Square (Arabic: ميدان التحرير, romanized: Maydān at-Taḥrīr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [meˈdæːn ettæħˈɾiːɾ]; English: "Liberation Square"), also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Tahrir Square at night during the "Day of Revolt". On 25 January 2011, known as the " Day of Anger " (Arabic: يوم الغضب yawm al-ġaḍab, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈjoːm elˈɣɑdɑb]) [8] or the "Day of Revolt", [9] protests took place in different cities across Egypt, including Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Ismaïlia. [9]
The 1968 protests in Egypt involved general strikes and protests against Gamal Abdel Nasser 's government, demanding an end to corruption. On 9 June 1967, Nasser had resigned after Israel defeated Egypt in the Six-Day War. The next day, hundreds of thousands of his supporters rallied him to stay.
El Shaab" (Arabic: الشعب "The People") is a 2012 installation piece by the Egyptian artist Moataz Nasr composed of 25 painted ceramic figures representing participants in the 2011 Egyptian revolution. [1] [2] The figures are 27 x 6 x 10 cm each, arranged on two shelves. As of 2022, the piece is part of the Barjeel Art Foundation's collection.
On 22 June, Egypt's cabinet approved a budget for the 2011–2012 fiscal year, boosting spending in social programs to meet the growing demands from the people after the uprising. The budget totals E£ 490.6 billion ($83 billion), reflecting a spending increase of 14.7% over the current fiscal year, while revenues are forecast at $59 billion. [83]