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Arab Spring
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Tunisians dance in defiance
Read more: Tunisians dance in defianceThe flashmob ‘’I will dance despite everything’’ was organized in Tunis’s old medina on December 2012 by “Art Solution”, a Tunisian group aiming to promote street art as a form of resistance. “The association is conceived of as a response…
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Art and the Arab Awakening
Read more: Art and the Arab AwakeningArt and the Arab Awakening By Nama Khalil, August 2, 2012 Revolutionary street art in Tunisia. In the days following Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, burned and battered cars piled up inside state-owned lots throughout…
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The Rap That Sparked a Revolution
Read more: The Rap That Sparked a RevolutionAs the world watches Cairo burn, I can’t help but think that the flames of protest engulfing Egypt were sparked by Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on December 17 after police confiscated his vegetable…