Egypt from the Air is part of the Wings over the Pyramids: Will Egypt's Treasure Survive exhibit designed and curated by Museum Studies graduate students at San Francisco State University, under the guidance of Professor Linda Ellis.

This blog attempts to capture, document, and make accessible some of the hundreds of thousands of videos, articles and photographs relating to the dramatic events that have swept across Egypt since early 2011.

Wings over the Pyramids opens April 4th, 2011.
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4/4/11

The Big Picture: A harrowing, historic week in Egypt

The Boston Globe's Big Picture series is amazing. 

In February of this year the Big Picture a ran a piece on the Egyptian Protests titled, A harrowing, historic week in Egypt .  The pictures are all high resolution and each has a clear caption describing what we are viewing. 

As a collection the pictures can give a person a taste of what it was like "on the ground" in Tahrir square and throughout Egypt.

Here is a sample:

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Once again here is the link to the Big Picture web page.  Enjoy!

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3/20/11

First Election since Mubarak has stepped down

"Elated that for the first time in their lives every ballot mattered, Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on Saturday to vote in a referendum on a package of constitutional amendments that will shape the country’s political future after Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow". 
-NEIL MacFARQUHAR and MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Published: March 19, 2011


Read the rest of the article at Euphoric, Egyptians Vote on Future

and

Click here for and amazing slide show of the days historic events also from the New York Times
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