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mariebenavides

Words of Women from the Egyptian Revolution | Episode 11: Aya Tarek - YouTube - 0 views

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    This artifact focuses on Aya Tarek, a 24 year old Egyptian graffiti artist, who discusses how she began her journey into the art scene and what she believes in. An avid supporter of the revolution, Tarek also talks about how important it is to fight not only for the causes you believe in, but also for who you are.
mariebenavides

Aya Tarek: For Art's Sake - 0 views

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    This article, written by Joana Saba, talks about Aya Tarek's life and explores her reasons for becoming a part of the art scene in Egypt. While Tarek did not originally consider herself (or her art) a part of the revolution, she discuss how her ideas of politics has changed and how it can be as simple as "walking down the street."
mariebenavides

The Revolution: Report From Literary Egypt | Poets and Writers - 0 views

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    The author of this paper gives the readers insight to the way the revolution on January 25th has affected the literary scene for bookstores, for authors, and the things people are allowed to read or sell (due to censorship).
mariebenavides

What has become of art in Egypt since #Jan25? | Egyptian Streets - 0 views

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    This article explores both the street and the formal art scene after the events of January 25. It discusses how these scenes have had both positive and negative signs (positive: the concept of social art "seems to be winning grounds in the fabric of social enterprises"/negative: the art scene is still "underdeveloped, fragmented and alien to the majority of its own people.").
micklethwait

Activist Asmaa Mahfouz banned from travelling - Daily News Egypt - 0 views

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    All the famous youth revolutionaries are facing systemic persecution, it seems.
mariebenavides

Poetry of the revolution | Egypt Independent - 1 views

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    This article talks about how poetry is similar to the revolution because of the way it has transformed the people; the revolution has changed common moments and common people into inspiring times the way poetry changes common words into something extraordinary. It talks about how both poetry and revolution have been able to seek justice and tear down symbols of powers. For these revolution, poetry has been able to keep the needs and wants of the people alive and real.
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