Street Art Collective "Women on Walls" Fights for Female Empowerment in Egypt

The group highlights inequality and sexual assaults in the country

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A new street art collective has formed in Egypt. Women on Walls (WOW) has appeared out of the revolution advocating better treatment of women in the country. WOW launched in 2012 and now has 60 members, 12 females. The idea behind the collective is to give females a voice and to do so symbolically in a male-dominated field. Their murals depict female leaders and bring attention to sexual harassment.

[via AnimalNewYork]

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