Showing posts with label Tahir Square. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tahir Square. Show all posts

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Tahrir Square in 17 Months



Hundreds of thousands (photo taken after many left) gathered in Tahrir on June 2nd, in objection to the verdict in Mubarak trial. Mubarak and Habib El-Adly (ex-Interior minister) were sentenced to life imprisonment regarding the killing of protesters during the eighteen day. Gamal and Alaa Mubarak along with Adly's assistants were acquitted, and their verdict can't be appealed.© Jonathan Rashad


Jonathan Rashad is a Cairo-based photojournalist covering the Egyptian Uprising. He was in Egyptian custody for 54 days for covering clashes near Interior Ministry.

Here he posts gallery of aerial photos of Tahrir Square taken over 17 months

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The 'Girl In The Blue Bra'


Egyptian army soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 17.

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Egyptian army soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square
in Cairo on Dec. 17.

"This image now has the potential to impact national policy, and that has been one of the major attributes of photojournalism — images that move the hearts and minds of the public and policy makers".

Via NPR The Picture Show: "The Girl in the Blue Bra"