TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE MODERN ARAB WORLD BY THE EXAMPLE OF GRAFFITI

The paper deals with the phenomenon of graffiti as an alternative public sphere in
the contemporary Arab world. The streets of Arab cities have been swept by a graffiti
wave during the events of the so-called “Arab Spring”. However graffiti was used in the
Middle East for the expression of the most difficult experiences of people long before
these events. Socio-political momentum of graffiti in the Arab world allows to consider
it as a powerful tool of expression of human aspirations, their fears and feelings.