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So... I'm conflicted about this. Not the art, the boredpanda part. See, I read about this in Saudi Aramco World, which has a gorgeous 20pp spread of all the art. But none of that made the online edition, which sux. Put it this way: Djerba, Tunisia ended up as the site of arabic graffiti from about 30 countries, and it's all awesome.
- “It gives me great pleasure,” says an elderly man who, like most residents, preferred not to give his name to journalists. “Calligraphy was dying here in Tunisia. Who writes books by hand these days? There were still a few sign writers, I suppose. But calligraphy was always the great Arab art, and suddenly here it is again, painted all over our walls by young men! Very original, very alive, but growing from the same roots, like an old olive tree regenerating.”
There are all sorts of awesome Youtube videos.
In French.
I wish this were... cohesive. I'm sorry. I just think it's awesome.
