Mohamed Mahmoud Street had been an iconic space that influenced many Egyptians to stand up against their government. (Abaza, 2013). It’s a street near Tahrir Square that was filled with graffiti of the memories the martyrs that went down with their fellow protesters. The walls of The American University in Cairo and some buildings and schools surrounding it had been significantly evolved numerous times into a work of art displayed by independent artists and young activists. It is a good example of making art easily accessible to the general public, rather than being privatized to a specific societal class. The street includes names and faces of those who died in street battles due to the brutality of the security forces. Graffiti also included…show more content… “Ganzeer”, whose official name is Mohamed Fahmy, was born in Giza, Egypt, in 1982. He attended business school when he failed to pass an art school entrance exam and always saw himself as someone who would make comic books someday. He started out making items which were easy to distribute on the streets and in the subway, but he gained mainstream fame in Egypt and internationally following the events of the 2011 revolution. His popularity previously had been widespread, yet limited to the spheres of art and design. As a young graphic designer, Ganzeer came into the fray of the Egyptian revolution by distributing posters, questionnaires and stickers to the public, most notable of which was a mural of a huge tank gunning down a lone bicyclist. He thought of this as an “alternative media campaign” to try and counter the propaganda being spewed by the official news…show more content… According to his own words, he has “Arab roots”. Latuff is a freelance political cartoonist. His artwork deals with all kinds of different themes ranging from anti-Zionism, anti-globalization and anti-U.S. military intervention. He is most well-known for his images depicting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arab Spring events, which included the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Although a Brazilian, he has always had a deep interest in the Middle East since the majority of his caricatures are about the Egyptian issue and the US invasion of
