The Palestinian Struggle In Murals

The city of Kota Bharu is in the most conservative, Muslim part of Malaysia and it features a set of street art murals to express sympathies for the plight of the Palestinians in the Middle East.

The city has re-purposed a section of alleys for the murals, complete with carpet entrance.

A holy war down the street, complete with preaching Imam, military helicopters, injuries and bloody despair.

Triage.

A little break for a look at the arts and sports.

Back to conflict, a helicopter and tank rumbling.

Kota Bharu Landmarks

Time for an architectural checkoff. Municipal buildings, mosques, maybe a stadium, if there's time.

State government building. Go to any mid-tier city in Malaysia and there will be a set of buildings identical to this one. As if cities in Malaysia decided to go as a former communist bloc country for Halloween.

The central, historic mosque, looking a bit colonial. And clean.

Funky, circular, colorful atrium of the main local market. Dig it.

Quran holder on a pole and a couple of big gates, the symbol of the city. The other half of the bloc buildings, the police headquarters.

Candy-colored stadium.