Egypt: Anniversary of the Revolution

On the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, protesters took to the streets in large numbers and organized protest marches from around Cairo and ending in Tahrir Square calling for the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsi.  Near the square protesters clashed with police as chaos seemed to spread throughout Egypt as people continued their demands for bread, freedom and social justice. To read more about the day's events in Egypt read Betsy Hiel's reporting in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

1 comments:

Yosra January 26, 2013 at 12:16 AM  

Asalamu Alaykom,

Really well-timed photos. You caught the moments and framed them just right. I only wish you could have taken them in 2011 and not in 2013. It's sad that we can't get it together.

May God protect and guide us all.

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Justin Merriman, an award-winning photojournalist with the Tribune-Review, has spent more than a decade traveling the world to cover politics, wars, natural disasters and civil unrest. His work has appeared in leading national and international publications and he has received numerous top journalism awards. After covering the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – including the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville – Merriman committed to chronicling the U.S. military and its War on Terror. He has followed this story across the US and into the war zones of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also has covered life in Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 2002, India’s efforts to eradicate polio, the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and most recently, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in 2012. In 2011, Merriman was honored with the top photography award from the Military Reporters and Editors Assoc. for his work in Iraq & Haiti. Merriman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in 2000 with a degree in English Writing. In 2009, the university awarded him its prestigious Alumnus of Distinction award. Merriman lives in Oakmont with his fiancĂ©, Stephanie Strasburg.

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