Photographer based in Cairo, Egypt >> Shawn Baldwin

Egypt Contested

Tear gas sits in a small park as protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi battle with riot police along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. January 2013.
   
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi hide in a cabinet during clashes with police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. January 2013.
   
Women make their way through an impoverished neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt. September 2012.
     
  
Anti-Mursi protesters chant anti-government slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. November 2012.
   
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi battle with riot police along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. January 2013.
   
A man on a bus looks at supporters of Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former Brotherhood leader running for president, at a campaign event in Abu Kabir, Egypt. May 2012.
     
  
Supporters of Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former Brotherhood leader running for president, blow up balloons prior to a women's conference in Cairo, Egypt. May 2012.
   
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stands behind a piece of metal during clashes with police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. January 2013.
   
Men line up outside of a polling station in Cairo, Egypt. November 2011.
     
  
Egyptian election officials begin counting ballots at a collection center for ballot boxes in Cairo on Tuesday after a second day of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections. November 2011.
   
A protester carries away a tear gas cannister during clashes with Egyptian riot policemen near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. November 2011.