Mira Shihadeh, Mona Baker

Here Today: Soraya Morayef & Egyptian Street Art

September 4, 2015 Mona Baker Citizen Media, Egypt, Soraya Morayef, Street Art, Translating Dissent

Africaseen blog, 2nd April 2013 by Susan Phillips While Soraya Morayef identifies herself as a writer and journalist, I see her through a different lens, as an artist and archivist. Through her photo blog documenting the extraordinary explosion of street art in Egypt following the initial Tahrir Square protests of January 2011, Morayef has captured, framed, and contextualized a fleeting moment in Egypt’s

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Alaa Awad, El Teneen, graffiti, Mira Shihadeh, Soraya Morayef

NEFERTITI'S DAUGHTERS (Sneak Preview #1)

April 12, 2015 Mona Baker Activist Initiatives, Bahia Shehab, Citizen Media, Egypt, Street Art, Translating Dissent

Preview of Mark Nickolas documentary film Nefertiti’s Daughters, featuring some of the most interesting street artists in Egypt. LOG LINE: Queen Nefertiti returns to join revolutionary street artists on the front lines in the fight for women’s rights and freedom in Egypt. SYNOPSIS: Nefertiti’s Daughters is a story of women, art and revolution. Told by prominent Egyptian artists, this documentary witnesses the