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revolution
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Otpor Barrel Action
Read more: Otpor Barrel ActionThe Milosevic regime ruled over Serbia and Yugoslavia for about 13 years. To maintain control, the Milosevic regime was infamous for arbitrary arrests, beatings, imprisonment and even murder of avid opponents. In 2000, before the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, a…
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Can Graffiti Remake Egypt?
Read more: Can Graffiti Remake Egypt?Last week, a dozen of female artists turned the walls of a downtown parking lot in Cairo into a street art gallery. Colourful group murals carrying personal stories and spreading messages to increase women’s visibility, and positively affect public consciousness.…
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eL Seed in the Battle Against Censorship in Tunisia
Read more: eL Seed in the Battle Against Censorship in TunisiaLast week, Tunisia’s tallest minaret went under the brush of the country’s hottest muralist. On the Jara Mosque in his hometown of Gabes, 31-year-old eL Seed painted a verse from the Quran preaching tolerance, a message meant for Salafist Islamists…
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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…
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Asgarda: Amazons of the Ukraine
Read more: Asgarda: Amazons of the UkraineIn the Ukraine, a country where females are victims of sexual trafficking and gender oppression, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the “Asgarda”, the women seek complete autonomy from men. Residing in the Carpathian Mountains, the…