NDP Headquarters, after the fire
Prior to the January 25 Revolution, the former National Democratic Party (NDP) headquarters, bordering Tahrir Square and the Cairo Museum, once stood as a symbol of the Mubarak regime. Now that is burnt down and black smoke stains cover its walls, although unpleasant, the site is a continued symbol of the egypt revolution. مقر الحزب [...]
Khaled Mashal, Portrait of Hamas
Khaled Mashal is the leader of Hamas since 2004 and leads the Syrian branch of the political bureau of Hamas. On Wednesday Fatah and Hamas agreed to endorse a reconciliation accord to mend a bitter and at times violent division. The deal was brokered by Egypt and calls for the formation of a joint interim [...]
Portrait of Amr Moussa
Portraits of Amr Moussa durring an interview. Amr Mohammed Moussa (عمرو محمد موسى) is an Egyptian diplomat. He has been the Secretary-General of the Arab League and is one of the few declared candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt.
Egypt Uprising
A protest on January 25th snowballed into the removal of Hosni Mubarak from the presidency of Egypt. This edit of photos shows my interpretation of the events as I worked for The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal during the revolution. I also published articles analyzing of the uprising on BagNews Notes: The End of the [...]
Tahrir Cleared by Military Police With Violence
At about 3 in the morning of April 9th, the Egyptian military moved into Tahrir Square. They fired heavy volleys of tear gas, blank, and live rounds at protesters and into the air. One section of protesters ran down a nearby Talat Harb street and were blocked by a second group of soldiers. That is [...]
Egypt Gathers in Tahrir for Mubarak’s Speech
In the late afternoon rumors swirled that Mubarak and the military would give a speech. The rumored subject was of Mubarak’s stepping down. The square filled and people waited for hours in anticipation. In the end Mubarak said he would stay and Tahrir became more energized than before.
Egypt’s Uprising – Daily Take
I started photographing a small protest on January 25th that grew into something larger than I ever imagined. This is a quick edit of images showing a different side of the protest than you may have seen. My photos have been published in the WSJ, The Guardian’s Magazine, and a few longer narratives with BAGnews [...]
Christians Protest in Cairo
Christians in central Cairo protested Jan. 2 against the Alexandria church bombing that occurred just after midnight on New Year’s Eve. The protest started downtown and continued for a few miles, ending across the Nile at a church in the Imbaba district. The protest was largely peaceful, though at the beginning, it included stone throwing [...]
Egypt Parliamentary Elections
The Egyptian parliamentary election started Sunday morning as voters went to polls nationwide to select a new representatives for the People’s Assembly. The ruling NDP party is expected to sweep the results with many of the opposition parties reporting abuse and fraud throughout the country. Poling stations in Shubra Al-Kheima and Garden City were mostly [...]
