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Cairo's Burgeoning Street Art
Egyptian authorities have erected walls to keep protesters away from government buildings in central Cairo. While activists have tried to pull them down, artists are also trying to breach the barriers.
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Public expression, through protests and art, has blossomed in the year since Egypt's uprising. On these walls, martyrs of the revolution portrayed as angels are shown. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
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Evoking the anti-tear gas masks worn by protesters. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
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Young women on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, scene of fierce clashes in past months. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
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(VOA Photo - E. Arrott)