M for Muqawama: The secret resistance fighting ISIS with graffiti
The graffiti artist works under cover of darkness, spraying the letter M on walls across Mosul. M for Muqawama: resistance; M for Muaarada: opposition; M for Muwajaha: confrontation. This small act of rebellion is enough to leave the painter at risk of torture, even death. Because that M is more than clandestine street art, more than […]Arwa Damon, Hamdi Alkhshali, and Brice Laine write for CNN:
The graffiti artist works under cover of darkness, spraying the letter M on walls across Mosul. M for Muqawama: resistance; M for Muaarada: opposition; M for Muwajaha: confrontation.
This small act of rebellion is enough to leave the painter at risk of torture, even death.
Because that M is more than clandestine street art, more than simple vandalism. It is the Mosul Battalions' message to ISIS: We are here, we are among you, and we are watching.
