At 9 pm in Cairo, when the curfew begins, the streets grow eerily quiet – except, here and there, for the sound of clanging pots and pans. This is the result of a campaign launched by Egyptians who support neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the army-backed government. Inspired by Turkish protesters who used the same technique during massive anti-government protests in May, a group of Egyptian citizens made a call on Twitter on August 17 asking anyone who was tired of the battle between the Muslim Brotherhood and the army, and that felt that neither represented them, to start banging on their kitchenware at the start of curfew every night. They also made short videos to promote their campaign, which they dubbed “Masmou3”, meaning “heard”.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:42:25 +0000
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