Tawfiq Okasha – توفيق عكاشة
Tawfiq Okasha is an Egyptian news media personality and president of The Pharohs Channel, he was also a member of Egypt’s National Democratic Party before it was dissolved. After the revolution he helped found Egypt’s National Party. Akasha announced he was running for the presidential election early but changed his position and returned to run [...]
New Years Eve in Midan Tahrir
A few thousand families and revolutionary youth gathered in Midan Tahrir in central Cairo, Egypt to celebrate the New Year. Bands played, flags waved, and speeches were given to the peaceful crowd.
Amr Hamzawy, Parliamentary candidate in Heliopolis
Amr Hamzawy, a prominent political science professor at University of Cairo will be running for a parliament seat in Heliopolis. He held a campaign meeting to at the Sonesta Hotel, which contrasts against Hizb Al-Nour’s meeting in the streets of Giza.
Portraits of Egypt’s Fancy Pigeons
The majority of these portraits are thanks to Moustafa and Mohamad Hassan who raise some amazingly beautiful birds at Venus Loft. Their knowledge and collection have really helped me understand the current state of the hobby in Egypt. Related works: A Photo-essay on neighborhood pigeon wars | A short film on Cairo’s pigeon market. I created [...]
Hizb Al-Nour rally in Cairo with Sheikh Mohamed Hassan
The Nour Party, a conservative salafist political movement, held a rally in support of their candidates running in Giza districts. The large draw was one of their main spiritual leaders Sheikh Mohamed Hassan.
November 11th, March for those killed in front of Maspero
Protesters carrying signs of those that were killed in front of Maspero wound their way through downtown Cairo in a protest that was partially rememberce march and partially against the military rule and military trials for civilians.
Esraa Abdelfattah
Esraa Abdelfattah ( Israa Abdel Fattah, اسراء عبد الفتاح ) one of the founding members of the April 6th movement stand outside her office at the Egyptian Democratic Academy. Esraa co-founded April 6 Youth Movement Egypt in 2008, a Facebook group to support the workers in El-Mahalla El-Kubra who were planning to strike on April [...]
