How ‘revolution’ restyles pop culture–Post-Mubarak Egypt sees changes beyond politics

Egypt’s dizzying ride over the past three years since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak has not only shaken up the country’s politics. It has revolutionized its pop culture scene, from language to music and art, bringing in a vibe of rebellion and voices from the urban poor.

New phrases have been coined and have become an inseparable part of everyday language. Graffiti has emerged as a new and popular art form, putting politics on city walls and chronicling the mood on the “revolutionary street.”

Popular music has become dominated by young and rebellious musicians from urban slums who were once dismissed as vulgar. Their songs, blaring from Nile party boats, minibus taxis and the motorized rickshaws known as tuk-tuks, have come to provide a soundtrack to Cairo’s bustling streets. The changes bring new platforms for airing grievances and voicing demands for change – and have spread with stunning speed among various levels of society.

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How ‘revolution’ restyles pop culture – Post-Mubarak Egypt sees changes beyond politics