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July revolution: The art on walls may fade but the cries still deafening

July revolution: The art on walls may fade but the cries still deafening

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Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
20 January, 2025, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 20 January, 2025, 08:03 pm

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July revolution: The art on walls may fade but the cries still deafening

Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
20 January, 2025, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 20 January, 2025, 08:03 pm

In the quiet lanes of Rampura and Banasree, and near the East West University, the walls still bear faint traces of a revolution that changed lives forever. 

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

The graffiti, once loud with defiance and grief, now fades into the city's mundane rhythm, as if the world is desperate to forget.

But the pain remains.

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The voices of those who were lost still echo in the hearts of those left behind. Grief clings to the air, refusing to dissipate. 

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

Families and friends carry the weight of that sorrow every day, their wounds too deep for time to heal.

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

In Banasree, there's a spot where a bullet tore through a pillar, a silent witness to the sacrifices made. 

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

The walls of East West University, where a generation of young people rose up to challenge oppression, still hold the memories of their courage. 

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

It was this movement, born of a restless, determined Generation Z, that sent a message strong enough to force even the most stubborn rulers to flee.

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

The colors on the walls may fade, but the scars of that uprising remain not on the crumbling paint, but in the hearts of a city that refuses to forget.

Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe

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