The Mosireen Collective

Mosireen is a media collective based in Cairo, Egypt, founded during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. It focuses on citizen journalism, media activism, and documenting social movements and political struggles in Egypt. The collective works to amplify the voices of activists and citizens through videos, documentaries, and archival projects that capture protest movements, human rights abuses, and the challenges of everyday life in Egypt. Their work is often distributed online, encouraging participation and political discourse.

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Region

Africa

Year of Creation

2011

Featured Project

Tahrir Cinema

A project by the Mosireen collective during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. It involved setting up an open-air cinema in Tahrir Square, where footage from protests and clashes, captured by activists and citizen journalists, was screened for the public. The project aimed to create a space for collective memory and alternative narratives that countered the state-controlled media. By showcasing real-time events and testimonies, “Tahrir Cinema” empowered people through visual documentation, fostering a shared sense of resistance and solidarity.

https://www.mosireen.com/

Resources

Redefining Publics: Mosireen, State Crime and the Rise of a Digital Public Sphere. (2018). State Crime Journal, 7(1), 100. https://doi.org/10.13169/statecrime.7.1.0100

Robé, C. (2021). Mosireen, the Egyptian revolution, and global digital media activism. Interface: A Journal on Social Movements, 13(1).

Ørskov, M. (2020). The Art of Archiving an Uprising. Global Media Journal-German Edition, 10(1).

Close, R. (2024). Histories of the street. In Decolonizing images (pp. 88-116). Manchester University Press.

Kasm, S. (2018). Redefining publics: Mosireen, state crime and the rise of a digital public sphere. State Crime Journal, 7(1), 100-140.

More Information

mosireen.com

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