Beshoy Tamry from Egypt’s New Civil Society – Portraits for FT Magazine.

During Christmas Eve mass at the main Cairo cathedral, a shout of “Down, down with military rule!” disrupted the service. Among the protesters was Beshoy Tamry. He and his friends were hustled out by security, but their voices reached a wide audience of Egyptians watching on TV, as well as a delegation of senior generals from the ruling military council who were in attendance.

During Christmas Eve mass at the main Cairo cathedral, a shout of “Down, down with military rule!” disrupted the service. Among the protesters was Beshoy Tamry. He and his friends were hustled out by security, but their voices reached a wide audience of Egyptians watching on TV, as well as a delegation of senior generals from the ruling military council who were in attendance.

During Christmas Eve mass at the main Cairo cathedral, a shout of “Down, down with military rule!” disrupted the service. Among the protesters was Beshoy Tamry. He and his friends were hustled out by security, but their voices reached a wide audience of Egyptians watching on TV, as well as a delegation of senior generals from the ruling military council who were in attendance.