On Wednesday 5th February police and military personnel bring down the large security wall blocking Qasr El Aini street, a major thoroughfare into Tahrir Square. The wall was erected in late 2011 to prevent protesters from gaining access to the nearby interior ministry’s headquarters and the buildings housing Egypt’s upper house of parliament and cabinet […]
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Army’s walls become venues for revolutionary art
March 23rd, 2012 
Rowan El Shimi As army’s separation walls come down, two young artists paint graffiti on the downtown street that until recently was considered the revolution’s frontline [Published in Ahram Online] Graffiti, or street art, isn’t something most people see being made, but rather something they simply pass by on their way from place to place. But seeing the […]
Posted in Ahram Online, Published Articles 
Tags: Army, Egypt, Egyptian Army, Graffiti, SCAF, Walls 
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