UPDATE on the Wall Paintings

More talk about the painted walls in Baghdad, which I mentioned in my previous post. Some believe that the pictures of artists painting the segregation walls are of Al Sa'doon Street and not as many believed that of Al Adhamiya's. Others believe that this action is supported - even paid - by the government. I don't blame the latter opinion, especially with the argument that these walls will become a sort of a status quo after painting them.

Here (in Arabic) are some information on these wall paintings, which claims that around 45 artists began working on transforming the giant walls around al Sa’doon Street to colorful paintings, each displaying a certain area in Iraq, in order to give a new spirit to the way the street looks like after the installment of these concrete walls. The same source also claims that this is sponsored by the municipality of Baghdad in coordination with a number of businessmen who took the responsibility for the implementation!