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A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) and the Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat Al-Shater in downtown Cairo on September 24, 2013. The Arabic words read, “Liar project – Deluded citizen”. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)


The Unwitting Ambassadors

The Unwitting Ambassadors

by | Dec 30, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Recently, while attending a conference in New York focused on art and social change, an Egyptian artist remarked: “We have to make art about Tahrir, or the revolution, to get noticed.” This was offered up as a joke, and drew knowing laughter from the audience in...