Lufthansa was flying a larger than normal aircraft on the Munich to Cairo route this morning, February 1, 2011. Still, there weren’t many people — maybe 30? — sitting at the gate for flight 586 when it came time to board. The small group consisted of prominent journalists (Katie Couric and David Muir), tight-budgeted freelancers (e.g., Joel […]
The Patrick Henrys of Tahrir Square (Cairo, Egypt – 2011)
The day was February 11, 2011. About an hour before Friday prayers began, while walking through Cairo’s crowded Tahrir Square, a man named Mahdy grabbed the sleeve of my shirt and said, “Hey, where you from?” He had a beard (that’s him in the center of the photo), a thundering voice, and when I said […]
10 Photos: Faces in Egypt the Night President Hosni Mubarak Resigned
On February 11, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., it was announced that Egypt’s president of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak, had vacated his position. At that moment tens of thousands of Egyptians were gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, participating in the 18th day of protest demanding political change in Egypt. Many demonstrators had come prepared to die […]