Art and Politics in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
The Egyptian Revolution encouraged a new era of free expression, but with Islamists gaining power in recent elections, many artists fear that censorship may soon return.
If the Egyptian revolution had a soundtrack, it would be a hip hop album with a rap anthem.
Pulitzer Center grantee Ty McCormick returns to Tahrir Square to report on what has happened since the Egyptian Revolution. He talks to artists creating works once blocked by the government.
Pulitzer Center grantee Ty McCormick's look at Egyptians who went to the polls in the first elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.
Is a battle between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood what Egyptian citizens had in mind for a new democracy? Ty McCormick looks at the unraveling of a revolution.
Many Egyptians are wary of holding elections in the midst of a violent government crackdown. “It’s not right that people are going to go vote while protesters are getting killed in Tahrir," said one...
Egyptians are preparing for the first round of parliamentary elections Nov. 28 despite days of deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
