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The People Of Karachi Are Painting Stunning Works Of Art Over Hateful Graffiti On Their City’s Walls
As part of their “I Am Karachi” campaign, several artists have taken to painting over the city’s walls, which are splattered with sectarian, religious, and political hate messages.
by Imaan Sheikh
I Am Karachi” to reclaim public spaces by promoting arts, sports, culture and dialogue. Their newest aim is to reclaim the city’s walls and bring back its positive general environment.
Faraz Fayyaz
Faraz Fayyaz
Wajiha Naqvi, the leader and manager of this campaign, talked to BuzzFeed about their “Reimagining the Walls of Karachi” initiative. Young artists have come together to paint over the hate with beauty.
This old photograph shows a wall covered in ads for black magic.
I Am Karachi
This reclaimed wall now displays a nostalgia-inducing Pakistani envelope with popular stamps.
I Am Karachi
“The effort is to reclaim the walls of Karachi which are often covered with hate graffiti towards certain ethnic groups and political sloganeering,” Wajiha told us in an email.
Azhar Ibrahim
Azhar Ibrahim
The chenak teapot unifies Karachiites for their love of good old dhaba chai.
Tahir Chakera
S. Aamer
As part of their “I Am Karachi” campaign, several artists have taken to painting over the city’s walls, which are splattered with sectarian, religious, and political hate messages.
by Imaan Sheikh
I Am Karachi” to reclaim public spaces by promoting arts, sports, culture and dialogue. Their newest aim is to reclaim the city’s walls and bring back its positive general environment.
![grid-cell-26506-1433242037-0.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2Fgrid-cell-26506-1433242037-0.jpg&hash=3ae4afa004fca0afb0c31d4ca658f813)
Faraz Fayyaz
![grid-cell-26506-1433242038-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2Fgrid-cell-26506-1433242038-5.jpg&hash=2f62c5f23a88548483346d4d88b91725)
Faraz Fayyaz
Wajiha Naqvi, the leader and manager of this campaign, talked to BuzzFeed about their “Reimagining the Walls of Karachi” initiative. Young artists have come together to paint over the hate with beauty.
![grid-cell-30448-1433247637-0.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F8%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr14%2Fgrid-cell-30448-1433247637-0.jpg&hash=a7fe05af2dec5f20b4e783f974ff3eee)
This old photograph shows a wall covered in ads for black magic.
I Am Karachi
![grid-cell-30448-1433247638-3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F8%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr14%2Fgrid-cell-30448-1433247638-3.jpg&hash=7dc2e70e4be239fcf0d2145f159b62a4)
This reclaimed wall now displays a nostalgia-inducing Pakistani envelope with popular stamps.
I Am Karachi
“The effort is to reclaim the walls of Karachi which are often covered with hate graffiti towards certain ethnic groups and political sloganeering,” Wajiha told us in an email.
![grid-cell-13356-1433241696-1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr01%2Fgrid-cell-13356-1433241696-1.jpg&hash=7768d08fee3942397f1bbf7dc2ed80d4)
Azhar Ibrahim
![grid-cell-13356-1433241697-6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr01%2Fgrid-cell-13356-1433241697-6.jpg&hash=58267115e86ee1827e120fd9c290fd83)
Azhar Ibrahim
The chenak teapot unifies Karachiites for their love of good old dhaba chai.
![grid-cell-31658-1433242116-1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr15%2Fgrid-cell-31658-1433242116-1.jpg&hash=12779adad6f08f9c44170f6acffb1512)
Tahir Chakera
![grid-cell-31658-1433242117-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-06%2F2%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr15%2Fgrid-cell-31658-1433242117-4.jpg&hash=e542e2467ad919a9a411c7e3a9956aff)
S. Aamer