Sunday 15 January 2012
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Walk Like an Egyptian. Shame on SCAF !
Last week, the pictures of the young Egyptian girl who was savagely beaten by SCAF soldiers shocked millions of people all over the world.
Before they clobbed her, the servicemen undressed the rosebud, who hence was nicknamed « Blue Bra girl » by the media – which is highly symbolic in its own right.
This blog was created by the collective AnonTranslator with an aim to publishing texts in relation to the situation of Egyptian women (but also women from countries in which their rights are flouted on a daily basis), as well as pictures sent by – anonymous or not – contributors.
There’s no need to be a woman to participate in #opBlueBra, but if you wish (I am addressing women in particular), you may have your photograph taken – wearing a blue bra (or a swimsuit top, or a bit f cloth), a mask (or not), holding a piece of paper of paper with a message (or not). The choice is yours. You may also « stage » the bra, put it in a place you think is relevant, poetic, meaningful…
