When people hear the name “Egypt,” they immediately think about gold plated treasure, towering monuments and pyramids, strong and mystical Pharaohs, camels and their riders in the vast open deserts, and lately, the January 25 revolution. Yet most of these perceptions arise from government tourism campaigns, media coverage of social and political events, and the flurry of activity on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. To challenge this and to see what Egypt and the Egyptian people really mean to citizens and visitors of the country, Egyptian Streets ran a small competition asking readers to submit personal photographs that they believed best represented ‘Egyptian streets,’ along with a short explanation regarding what the photograph meant to them. Below are the submissions of 10 readers and what the image they captured encapsulates. Gloomy Cairo? “Gloomy weather over Cairo just as the country goes through hard times,” says the photographer Karim El Baradei about this image, “But, as with all gloomy weather, you know it will eventually go away and the sun will come out.” Karim, whose personal website filled with many stunning photographs can be followed by clicking here (https://k-photo.see.me/),…
