ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bahia Shehab - Artist and historian
TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sends an important message through her street art in Cairo: “You can crush the flowers, but you can’t delay spring."

Why you should listen

Bahia Shehab is an artist, designer and art historian. She is associate professor of design and founder of the graphic design program at The American University in Cairo, where she has developed a full design curriculum mainly focused on visual culture of the Arab world. She has taught over fourteen courses on the topic.

Shehab's artwork has been on display in exhibitions, galleries and streets in Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, UAE and the US. The documentary Nefertiti's Daughters featuring her street artwork during the Egyptian uprising was released in 2015. Her work has received a number of international recognitions and awards; TED fellowship (2012) and TED Senior fellowship (2016), BBC 100 Women list (2013, 2014), The American University in Beirut distinguished alumna (2015), Shortlist for V&A’s Jameel Prize 4 (2016), and a Prince Claus Award (2016). Her book A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif was published in 2010.

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Bahia Shehab: A thousand times no

Behija Šebab (Bahia Shehab): Hiljadu puta ne

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Istoričar umetnosti Behija Šebab je već dugo fascinirana arapskom rečju "ne". Kada je revolucija preplavila Egipat 2011.god., počela je da iscrtava slike na ulicama govoreći "ne" diktatorima, "ne" vladavini vojske i "ne" nasilju.
- Artist and historian
TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sends an important message through her street art in Cairo: “You can crush the flowers, but you can’t delay spring." Full bio

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Two yearsгодине agoпре, I was invitedпозвани as an artistуметник
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Pre dve godine, bila sam pozvana da kao umetnik
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to participateучествовати in an exhibitionИзложба commemoratingznak sećanja
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učestvujem u izložbi obeležavanja
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100 yearsгодине of IslamicIslamska artуметност in EuropeEurope.
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100 godina islamske umetnosti u Evropi.
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The curatorкустос had only one conditionстање:
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Kustos je imao samo jedan uslov:
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I had to use the Arabicarapski scriptSkripta for my artworkуметничко дело.
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trebalo je da koristim arapski tekst za moj rad.
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Now, as an artistуметник, a womanжена, an ArabArapski,
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Kao umetnik, kao žena, kao Arapkinja
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or a humanљудско beingбиће livingживи in the worldсвет in 2010,
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ili kao ljudsko biće koje živi u ovom svetu 2010.,
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I only had one thing to say:
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htela sam da kažem samo jednu stvar:
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I wanted to say no.
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želela sam da kažem "ne".
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And in Arabicarapski, to say "no," we say "no,
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A na arapskom, reći "ne", znači reći "ne,
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and a thousandхиљада timesпута no."
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i hiljadu puta ne".
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So I decidedодлучио to look for a thousandхиљада differentразличит noes"ne".
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Zato sam rešila da potražim hiljade
drugih načina da kažem "ne",
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on everything ever producedпроизведено
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svemu ikad stvorenom
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underиспод IslamicIslamska or ArabArapski patronagepokroviteljstvo in the pastпрошлост 1,400 yearsгодине,
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pod islamskim ili arapskim patronatom
u poslednjih 1 400 godina,
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from SpainŠpanija to the bordersгранице of ChinaKina.
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od Španije pa do Kine.
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I collectedприкупљени my findingsZaključci in a bookкњига,
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Sakupila sam svoje zaključke u knjigu,
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placedпостављени them chronologicallyhronološki, statingнаводи the nameиме,
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postavila ih hronološki, navodeći ime,
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the patronпокровитељ, the mediumсредња and the dateдатум.
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pokrovitelja, posrednika i datum.
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Now, the bookкњига satсат on a smallмали shelfpolica nextследећи to the installationинсталација,
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Knjiga je stajala na maloj polici pored postavke
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whichкоја stoodстајао threeтри by sevenседам metersметара, in MunichMunich, GermanyNemačka,
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dimenzija tri puta sedam metara, u Minhenu, u Nemačkoj,
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in SeptemberSeptembra of 2010.
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septembra 2010.
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Now, in JanuaryJanuara, 2011, the revolutionреволуција startedпочела,
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Sada, u januaru 2011., revolucija je počela
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and life stoppedпрестала for 18 daysдана,
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i život je stao na 18 dana,
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and on the 12thтх of FebruaryFebruara,
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a 12. februara,
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we naivelynaivno celebratedпрослављен on the streetsулице of CairoCairo,
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smo naivno slavili na ulicama Kaira,
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believingверујући that the revolutionреволуција had succeededуспео.
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verujući da je revolucija uspela.
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NineDevet godina monthsмесеци laterкасније I foundнашао myselfЈа сам sprayingпрскање messagesпоруке
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Devet meseci kasnije sam ispisivala poruke
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in TahrirTahrir SquareTrg. The reasonразлог for this actчинити
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na Tahrir trgu. Razlog za ovakav akt
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was this imageслика that I saw in my newsfeednewsfeed.
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je ova slika koju sam videla u svojim vestima.
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I did not feel that I could liveживи in a cityград
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Nisam osećala da mogu da živim u gradu
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where people were beingбиће killedубијен
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u kom su ljudi ubijani
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and thrownбачен like garbageсмеће on the streetулица.
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i bacani kao đubre na ulicu.
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So I tookузела one "no" off a tombstoneнадгробни споменик from
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Zato sam uzela jedno "ne" sa spomenika
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the IslamicIslamska MuseumMuzej in CairoCairo, and I addedдодато a messageпорука to it:
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iz Islamskog muzeja u Kairu i dodala poruku:
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"no to militaryвојска ruleправило."
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"Ne vladavini vojske".
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And I startedпочела sprayingпрскање that on the streetsулице in CairoCairo.
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Počela sam da to ispisujem na ulicama Kaira.
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But that led to a seriesсерије of no, comingдолазе out of the bookкњига
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Ali to je vodilo seriji drugih "ne", koji su izlazili iz knjige
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like ammunitionmunicija, and addingдодавање messagesпоруке to them,
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kao municija, dodavala sam im poruke
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and I startedпочела sprayingпрскање them on the wallsзидови.
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i počela da ih ispisujem po zidovima.
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So I'll be sharingдељење some of these noes"ne" with you.
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Zato ću podeliti neke od ovih "ne" sa vama.
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No to a newново PharaohFaraon, because whoeverма ко comesдолази nextследећи
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Ne novom faraonu, jer ko god da dođe sledeći
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should understandРазумем that we will never be ruledвладао by anotherдруги dictatorдиктатор.
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treba da razume da nikad više
nećemo biti pod vlašću diktatora.
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No to violenceнасиље: RamyRamy EssamEsame cameДошао to TahrirTahrir
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Ne nasilju: Rami Esam je došao u Tahrir
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on the secondдруго day of the revolutionреволуција,
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drugog dana revolucije
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and he satсат there with this guitargitara, singingпевање.
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i sedeo je tu sa svojom gitarom, pevajući.
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One monthмесец дана after MubarakMubarak steppedзауставио се down, this was his rewardнаграда.
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Mesec dana pošto je Mubarak podneo ostavku,
ovo je bila njegova nagrada.
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No to blindingблиндинг heroesхероји. AhmedAhmed HararaHarara lostизгубљено his right eyeоко
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Ne oslepljivanju heroja. Ahmed Harara je
izgubio desno oko
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on the 28thтх of JanuaryJanuara,
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28. januara,
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and he lostизгубљено his left eyeоко on the 19thтх of NovemberNovembra,
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a levo oko 19. novembra,
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by two differentразличит snipersSnajperisti.
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od strane 2 različta snajpera.
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No to killingубијање, in this caseслучај no to killingубијање menмушкарци of religionрелигија,
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Ne ubijanju, u ovom slučaju "ne" ubijanju religioznih ljudi,
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because SheikhŠeik AhmedAhmed AdinaAdina RefaatRefaat was shotпуцањ
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jer je šeik Ahmed Adina Refaat ubijen
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on DecemberDecembra 16thтх, duringу току a demonstrationдемонстрације,
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16. decembra, tokom demonstracije,
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leavingодлазак behindиза threeтри orphansсирочади and a widowudovica.
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ostavljajući za sobom 3 siročeta i udovicu.
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No to burningгорење booksкњиге. The InstituteInstitut of EgyptEgipat was burnedзапаљен
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Ne spaljivanju knjiga. Egipatski institut je spaljen
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on DecemberDecembra 17thтх, a hugeогромно culturalкултурно lossгубитак.
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17. decembra, što je ogroman kulturni gubitak.
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No to strippingguljenje the people,
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Ne svlačenju ljudi,
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and the blueПлави bragrudnjak is to remindПодсетите us of our shameсрамота
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plavi brushalter treba da nas podseti na sramotu
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as a nationнација when we allowдозволите a veiledprekrivene womanжена to be strippedстриппед
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nas kao nacije kada dozvoljavamo da žena
pokrivena velom bude skinuta
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and beatenпретучен on the streetулица, and the footprintотисак readsчита,
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i prebijena na sred ulice, ostaje nam poruka
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"Long liveживи a peacefulмирно revolutionреволуција,"
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"Živela mirna revolucija",
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because we will never retaliateda se sveti with violenceнасиље.
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jer se nikada nećemo suprotstaviti nasiljem.
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No to barrierбаријера wallsзидови. On FebruaryFebruara 5thтх,
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Ne barikadama od zidova. 5. februara,
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concreteбетон roadblocksblokade were setкомплет up in CairoCairo
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betonske barikade su postavljene u Kairu
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to protectзаштитити the MinistryMinistarstvo of DefenseOdbrana from protestersDemonstranti.
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da zaštite Ministarstvo odbrane od protestanata.
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Now, speakingговорећи of wallsзидови, I want to shareОбјави with you the storyприча
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Govoreći o zidovima, želim da podelim sa vama priču
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of one wallзид in CairoCairo.
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o jednom zidu u Kairu.
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A groupгрупа of artistsуметници decidedодлучио to paintбоје a life-sizeu prirodnoj veliиini tankрезервоар
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Grupa umetnika je odlučila da
nacrta tenk u prirodnoj veličini
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on a wallзид. It's one to one.
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na zidu. Razmera jedan prema jedan.
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In frontфронт of this tankрезервоар there's a man on a bicycleбицикл
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Ispred tenka je čovek na biciklu
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with a breadbasketpredjelu on his headглава. To any passerbyprolaznik,
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sa korpom za hleb na glavi. Slučajnom prolazniku,
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there's no problemпроблем with this visualвизуелно.
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nije ništa čudno kod ove slike.
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After actsделује of violenceнасиље, anotherдруги artistуметник cameДошао,
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Nakon akata nasilja, drugi umetnik je došao,
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paintedобојен bloodкрв, protestersDemonstranti beingбиће runтрцати over by the tankрезервоар,
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nacrtao krv, protestante koje je pregazio tenk,
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demonstratorsDemonstranti su, and a messageпорука that readчитати,
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demonstrante i poruku na kojoj piše:
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"StartingPočetni tomorrowсутра, I wearносити the newново faceлице,
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"Od sutra, imam novo lice,
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the faceлице of everyсваки martyrmučenik. I existпостоје."
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lice svakog mučenika. Ja postojim."
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AuthorityAutoritet comesдолази, paintsбоје the wallзид whiteбео,
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Vlasti su došle, prefarbale zid u belo,
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leavesоставља the tankрезервоар and addsдодаје a messageпорука:
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ostavile tenk i dodale poruku:
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"ArmyVojska and people, one handруку. EgyptEgipat for EgyptiansEgipćani."
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"Vojska i narod, ruku pod ruku.
Egipat Egipćanima."
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AnotherDrugi artistуметник comesдолази, paintsбоје the headглава of the militaryвојска
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Drugi umetnik je došao, nacrtao
komandanta vojske
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as a monsterчудовиште eatingјести a maidenмаиден in a riverрека of bloodкрв
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kao čudoviste koje jede devojku u reci krvi
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in frontфронт of the tankрезервоар.
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ispred tenka.
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AuthorityAutoritet comesдолази, paintsбоје the wallзид whiteбео, leavesоставља the tankрезервоар,
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Vlasti su došle, prefarbale zid u belo,
ostavile tenk,
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leavesоставља the suitодело, and throwsбаци a bucketkanta of blackцрн paintбоје
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ostavile boju i bacile kantu crne boje
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just to hideсакрити the faceлице of the monsterчудовиште.
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čisto da prekriju lice čudovista.
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So I come with my stencilsista ona, and I sprayспреј them on the suitодело,
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Zato sam ja došla sa svojim šablonima
i utisnula ih na tu boju,
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on the tankрезервоар, and on the wholeцела wallзид,
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na tenk i na ceo zid,
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and this is how it standsстоји todayданас
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pa danas to izgleda ovako,
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untilсве док furtherдаље noticeобјава. (LaughterSmeh)
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do daljnjeg. (Smeh)
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Now, I want to leaveодлази you with a finalконачни no.
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Želela bih da vam ostavim i poslednje "ne".
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I foundнашао NerudaNeruda scribblednapisanog on a pieceпиеце of paperпапир
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Našla sam Nerudu skiciranog na parčetu papira
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in a fieldпоље hospitalболница in TahrirTahrir, and I decidedодлучио to take a no of
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u bolnici u Tahriru i rešila da uzmem "ne" iz
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MamlukMamluk MausoleumMauzolej in CairoCairo.
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Mamluk Mauzoleja u Kairu.
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The messageпорука readsчита,
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Poruka glasi,
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[Arabicarapski]
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[Arapski]
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"You can crushsimpatija the flowersцвијеће, but you can't delayкашњење springпролеће."
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"Možete da slomite cveće,
ali ne možete da odložite proleće."
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Thank you. (ApplauseAplauz)
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Hvala vam. (Aplauz)
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(Aplauz)
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Thank you. ShukranUniverzalno. (ApplauseAplauz)
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Hvala vam. Shukran. (Aplauz)
Translated by Milica Petrovic
Reviewed by Tatjana Jevdjic

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bahia Shehab - Artist and historian
TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sends an important message through her street art in Cairo: “You can crush the flowers, but you can’t delay spring."

Why you should listen

Bahia Shehab is an artist, designer and art historian. She is associate professor of design and founder of the graphic design program at The American University in Cairo, where she has developed a full design curriculum mainly focused on visual culture of the Arab world. She has taught over fourteen courses on the topic.

Shehab's artwork has been on display in exhibitions, galleries and streets in Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, UAE and the US. The documentary Nefertiti's Daughters featuring her street artwork during the Egyptian uprising was released in 2015. Her work has received a number of international recognitions and awards; TED fellowship (2012) and TED Senior fellowship (2016), BBC 100 Women list (2013, 2014), The American University in Beirut distinguished alumna (2015), Shortlist for V&A’s Jameel Prize 4 (2016), and a Prince Claus Award (2016). Her book A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif was published in 2010.

More profile about the speaker
Bahia Shehab | Speaker | TED.com

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