




An Egyptian woman passes by a new mural inspired by a widely circulated photo of Egyptian police beating and stripping a veiled female protester, on a recently whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square. The Arabic writing reads, "We will not forget you." – Photo by AP
A recently whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square became a source of protest, expression of thought and preservation of public memory through defiant strokes of vivid color.
Words like ‘We will not forget you,” and “when I leave your right I will be dead” reinforce sentiments of solidarity with the victims of police brutality.
The graffiti was a response to the government’s attempt of cleaning Tahrir Square which was welcomed by some who wished to forget the political turmoil in order to start afresh, while others were more critical and saw it as the establishments attempt to “erase history” and freedom of thought.
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The internal security police have been beating and raping Egyptian women for a decade.
Hence the wall. This is the truth too many women cannot tell their families.
Purely artistic!