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El Teneen
El Teneen (Arabic, "the Dragon") is the pseudonym of an anonymous 29-year-old Egyptian street artist and graffiti artist whose work has gained popularity and notoriety in Egypt following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. El Teneen originally formed one half of the pair "Team El Teneen", or "Dragon Team"; however, the artist (identified by Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper as a male) now works primarily independently. His works of art have been described as "icons of the 25
January revolution."
Career and Politics.
El Teneen was not an experienced artist before the 2011 revolution, having focused primarily on abstract painting and studying a field related to science, and he reportedly works in graphic design. Since the revolution, his work has been noted for its revolutionary character and its criticism of SCAF. A self-described graffiti artist, El Teneen says on his associated Twitter profile that "I spray shit on walls in Cairo streets."
Political street art was not common in Egypt prior