BBC News - Anti-Gaddafi graffiti on the walls of Libya 
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During the four decades that Col Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya, his official portraits were everywhere. Now that he has been overthrown, artists are revelling in their new-found freedom and turning this tradition on its head. Caricatures of the vilified leader have been painted on walls throughout the country.
Benghazi, the epicentre of the uprising that swept Libya, has become the hub for this new form of street art. Among the city's artists is 22-year-old Ibrahim Humaid, an engineering student, who started painting caricatures of Col Gaddafi while he was manning a checkpoint during the revolution.
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BBCAccessibility linksSkip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help In Pictures Home UK Africa Asia-Pac Europe Latin America Mid-East South Asia US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video Magazine In Pictures Also in the News Editors' Blog Have Your Say World Radio and TV Special Reports 20 September 2011Last updated at 00:04 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Anti-Gaddafi graffiti on the walls of Libya During the four decades that Col Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya, his official portraits were everywhere. Now that he has been overthrown, artists are revelling in their new-found freedom and turning this tradition on its head. Caricatures of the vilified leader have been painted on walls throughout the country.
Benghazi, the epicentre of the uprising that swept Libya, has become the hub for this new form of street art. Among the city's artists is 22-year-old Ibrahim Humaid, an engineering student, who started painting caricatures of Col Gaddafi while he was manning a checkpoint during the revolution.
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