Rabaa hand gesture
E612542
The Rabaa hand gesture is a four-finger salute widely used as a political symbol of solidarity with supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the victims of the 2013 Rabaa massacre.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabaa four-finger salute | 1 |
| Rabaa hand gesture canonical | 1 |
| Rabaa sign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6692143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabaa hand gesture Context triple: [Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, hasMemorialization, Rabaa hand gesture]
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A.
RAA
RAA is the abbreviation for the Royal Australian Artillery, the artillery corps of the Australian Army responsible for providing fire support and air defense.
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B.
RBD
RBD is the three-letter IATA airport code assigned to Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas.
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C.
RAS
RAS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Astronomical Society, a leading learned society dedicated to the advancement of astronomy and geophysics.
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D.
Baladi rite
The Baladi rite is a traditional Yemenite Jewish liturgical tradition that preserves an especially ancient and textually conservative form of Jewish prayer.
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E.
Hirak Rif movement
The Hirak Rif movement is a grassroots protest movement in northern Morocco that emerged in 2016 demanding social justice, economic development, and an end to state corruption and marginalization in the Rif region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabaa hand gesture Target entity description: The Rabaa hand gesture is a four-finger salute widely used as a political symbol of solidarity with supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the victims of the 2013 Rabaa massacre.
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A.
RAA
RAA is the abbreviation for the Royal Australian Artillery, the artillery corps of the Australian Army responsible for providing fire support and air defense.
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B.
RBD
RBD is the three-letter IATA airport code assigned to Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas.
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C.
RAS
RAS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Astronomical Society, a leading learned society dedicated to the advancement of astronomy and geophysics.
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D.
Baladi rite
The Baladi rite is a traditional Yemenite Jewish liturgical tradition that preserves an especially ancient and textually conservative form of Jewish prayer.
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E.
Hirak Rif movement
The Hirak Rif movement is a grassroots protest movement in northern Morocco that emerged in 2016 demanding social justice, economic development, and an end to state corruption and marginalization in the Rif region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hand gesture
ⓘ
political symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R4bia sign
ⓘ
Rabaa sign ⓘ
linked to:
Rabaa hand gesture
Rabia sign ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
black
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
2013 dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo
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Rabaa massacre ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, Cairo
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square
|
| associatedYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| bannedOrRestrictedIn | some official Egyptian state institutions ⓘ |
| controversialIn | Egyptian domestic politics ⓘ |
| etymology | Arabic word "rabaa" meaning "fourth" or "four" ⓘ |
| firstWidelyUsed | August 2013 ⓘ |
| gestureForm |
four extended fingers
ⓘ
raised right hand ⓘ thumb folded across palm ⓘ |
| hasDigitalHashtag |
#R4bia
ⓘ
#Rabaa ⓘ
linked to:
Rabaa massacre
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| interpretedByOpponentsAs | symbol of the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ |
| interpretedBySupportersAs |
symbol of martyrdom at Rabaa
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symbol of peaceful resistance ⓘ |
| mediumOfExpression |
clothing and accessories
ⓘ
posters and banners ⓘ social media ⓘ street protests ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque
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Rabaa al-Adawiya Square ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
pro-Morsi
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pro-Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post-2013 Egyptian political crisis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
2013 Egyptian coup d'état
ⓘ
Mohamed Morsi ⓘ Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ Rabaa al-Adawiya Square sit-in ⓘ
linked to:
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square
|
| symbolizes |
opposition to the 2013 Egyptian military coup
ⓘ
pro-Morsi political stance ⓘ resistance to military rule in Egypt ⓘ solidarity with supporters of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ solidarity with victims of the Rabaa massacre ⓘ support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamist political activists
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anti-coup protesters in Egypt ⓘ pro-Morsi diaspora communities ⓘ supporters of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ |
| visualRepresentation | stylized yellow background with black four-finger hand silhouette ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabaa hand gesture Description of subject: The Rabaa hand gesture is a four-finger salute widely used as a political symbol of solidarity with supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the victims of the 2013 Rabaa massacre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rabaa hand gesture
linked to: Rabaa hand gesture