A very nice Flickr set from Mossaberising — this one of Pope Shenouda III's body, which has been on display on the throne of St. Mark at the Cathedral for the last two days. Three people have died and dozens were injured in a stampede as huge numbers of faithful came to pay their respects.

 

This mural was painted a few days ago on the wall blocking Sheikh Rihan Street, at the corner of the American University in Cairo. There are still at least half a dozen cinder-block barriers cutting off streets in Downtown Cairo -- most notably the major artery of Kasr Al Aini Street. Many of the walls block the way to the Ministry of Interior (after clashes between demonstrators trying to reach the ministry and police). Others just block the way to Tahrir Square, create enormous traffic jams, and seem part of the ruling generals' general passive-aggressive strategy of making life in Egypt as uncomfortable as possible right now ("how do you like that whole revolution thing now?"). No one knows, but at this point it looks likely that the streets will remain closed until after the presidential elections. They are a spectacularly apt metaphor for the short-sighted heavy-handedness and senseless obstruction that has characterized the military leadership's handling of the transition.

And this artwork is a sweet reminder that the current barriers won't last forever. 

My former neighbor, Miguel Angel Sanchez, is featured by the NYT's photography blog. I've been talking to Miguel about his project for years, and stupidly have not yet taken up his offer of a portrait. Check out the slideshow here.

On the right, Amm Rabia, a super-friendly bawaab on our street, now immortalized.

Update on 2011-11-29 13:59 by Issandr El Amrani

Miguel will be exhibiting the photos starting next week — here are the details:

Date:Sunday,December 11, 2011 Time: 7 PM
Venue: Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House

Exhibition will be running from December 11, 2011 until January 9, 2012 

This picture is circulating on Facebook. Sometimes it takes a disaster to move people to take a stance against injustice.

Very cool super-imposition of pictures of Midan Tahrir during protests, by Moftasa.