hawgblawg: and more kufiya's on Tahrir
It turns out the three American exchange students at AUC who were arrested at Tahrir on Tuesday were wearing kufiyas, and gas masks, when apprehended. They were accused of throwing molotovs at the...
View Articlehawgblawg: music on Tahrir: not (but some rappers foresaw Egyptian revolution...
Ashraf Khalil, in a fine commentary in Foreign Policy ("The Second Republic of Tahrir") writes: "unlike January, this isn't a festival; it's a fight. That old revolutionary spirit may be burning...
View Articlehawgblawg: Maryrs Street (Renamed by Tahrir)
Maryrs Street (Renamed by Tahrir), a photo by Zadokite on Flickr.
View Articlehawgblawg: Gifts for the hols
I recommend these two items, from the very New York-based fine outfit ArteEast, doing its best to bring Middle Eastern culture to the metropole.The Umm Kulthum brooch, for $130 cheap. Order it here.Or...
View Articlehawgblawg: more kufiyas on Tahrir
I found this amazing photo via twitter on Thursday. It was posted by Rehab El-Bakry (@Rehab_Elbakry). She writes: "Don't know who this guy is but he was at front lines. Who says heroes need a cap?"...
View Articlehawgblawg: and yes, even yet more Tahrir kufiyas
I got behind in my posting, due to Thanksgiving, and the misery of watching the University of Arkansas football team get "manhandled" by LSU. I'm now going to try to catch up.Bernat...
View Articlehawgblawg: Egypt Revolution 2.0 Music
Madu and Wa'il 'Amr (of Taxi Band) sing ("'Aalu magnoun", "They all said he's crazy") for the latest round of Egypt's revolution. I love that these guys are smiling so sweetly, at a time (last week)...
View Articlehawgblawg: Kufiya, Bahrain
I can't find the exact source of this. This is from the last week, photo by Matthew Cassel. A demonstrator hiding from the security forces.
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