The necessity to document the events of the October 17 protests and to revisit the ways of expression that were widely used by the masses stems from the fact that this overview begs an answer to the pressing question: “What do people do when they are unable to do anything? How do they express themselves under such difficult circumstances?”
With the beginning of the popular demonstrations in October 2019, the youth reclaimed public spaces as entirely their own. They felt free, for the first time, to express themselves outside the confines and rigid rules of a city that never listened to their voices. One painting after another, a comprehensive art gallery was taking shape. It exhibited various styles of artistic expression, both professional and amateur, turning the area into...
The songs, poems, and art works of the December 2018 uprising in Sudan were a reflection of the vast linguistic and cultural diversity in the country. They carry within them...
The following is a documentation of the chronicles of the popular demonstrations and their heroes in the squares of ten Iraqi governorates: Baghdad, Nasiriyah, Basra, Karbala, Najaf, Wasit, Babylon, Samawah,...
Something liberating happened inside our heads. It was as if it had suddenly become possible to become actors in our destinies after decades of being silent.
All that was being born out of the uprising labelled itself either “alternative”, “new", “revolutionary”, or “reforming”. But whatever its nature be, it was always characteristically filled with a unique...
It would be delusional to look for ways out of the general economic, political, and social crisis through futile technical or financial actions. To part with the rentier model, create...
The rupture between the regime and the bulk of Algerian society became irreparably complete with the sudden and widespread burst of millions of protestors into a political scene that has...
Stories of the “Border Burners” (Harraga)
