May 18th, 2013 
Rowan El Shimi Unknown even to many Egyptians, southern Egypt is home to several protected beaches of unparalleled natural beauty and splendour — Published in Ahram Online. In southern Egypt’s Wadi Al-Gemal protectorate, which sits on over 7,450 square kilometres of land, lie two beaches featuring exquisite natural beauty, clear waters and an array of wildlife co-existing with their [...]
Posted in Ahram Online, Beaches & Nature, Photography, Published Articles 
Tags: Egypt, Marsa Alam, Red Sea, South Egypt, Travel, Wadi El Gemal 
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April 12th, 2013 Rowan El Shimi Photo gallery on Cairo Jazz Festival’s opening night in Azhar park featuring Gilberto Gil, Dina El-Wedidi, Ribab Fusion and others — Published in Ahram Online. ———-
March 9th, 2013 Rowan El Shimi Alexandria’s biggest independent music band put on a big show for a diverse crowd on 30 December to end 2012 on a positive revolutionary note – originally published in Ahram Online. Massar Egbari had a line up filling two hours of mostly their oriental rock originals with a few covers of Arabic classics. The crowd [...]
December 20th, 2012 Rowan El Shimi Artist Mohamed Fahmy, better known as Ganzeer, has turned the fine arts space of Safarkhan Gallery into a colourful array of painted walls, simulating the Cairo street experience. Gallery originally published in Ahram Online. Ongoing till 1 November, the exhibition brings the politically driven energy of the street to the exhibition space. Other Cairo artists [...]
Posted in Ahram Online, Photography, Photojournalism, Published Articles Tags: Art, Egyptian Revolution, Ganzeer, Revolution, Revolution Art, Safarkhan No Comments »
March 23rd, 2012 Rowan El Shimi In addition to being dear friends, these are amazing people who use their talent to mirror society in such a way that is more than necessary in post-revolutionary times. Drawing their inspiration from contemporary Egyptian culture and society, Like Jelly’s music makes fun of absolutely everybody, pushes the boundaries set forth by society, and maintains their right [...]
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February 17th, 2012 Rowan El Shimi The week after the tragic events in Port Said, graffiti artists and friends of the martyrs spray paint Cairo in their honour [Published in Ahram Online] The clashes in Port Said left 74 dead and hundreds injured. Most of the martyrs were young students, the youngest of whom, Anas, was only 14 years old. The [...]
Posted in Ahram Online, Photography, Photojournalism, Published Articles Tags: Football, Graffiti, Martyrs, Port Said, Street Art 1 Comment » January 27th, 2012 Rowan El Shimi Just got myself a nice new fish eye lens extension! So decided to take all the photos from the Jan 25 march heading to Tahrir with it. Sometimes we just need a new perspective to look at something we’ve seen before. Although, no protest over the past year was as big as Jan25 2012.
January 23rd, 2012 Rowan El Shimi Today from the Opera to Parliament the Front to Defend Creative Freedoms organised a march to demand freedom of creative expression with no boundaries, censorship or monitoring to be ensured by the new parliament. The march reached about 2,000 people at its peak. They issued a statement that was to be read by their spokes [...]
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December 19th, 2011 Rowan El Shimi Following days of the army brutally and unjustifiably attacking peaceful protesters the army has set up yet another concrete wall on Kasr El Einy street along with barbed wires on Sheikh Rihan (Off Kasr El Einy) and the stone battles continue from a distance. This is fast turning into Mohamed Mahmoud.
Posted in Photography, Photojournalism Tags: Army, brutality, Egypt, Kasr El Einy, SCAF No Comments »
December 17th, 2011 Rowan El Shimi These photos were not taken by me. However, I felt the need to compile them all into one place to get a clear vision of what monsters we are dealing with. Also, as a way to make it easier to share and disseminate. Don’t underestimate the power of photos and videos. They have taken us [...]
Photo Gallery: The untouched beaches of Egypt’s south 
Egypt’s Marsa Alam hosts unique music festival (VIDEO) 
D-CAF Reflections: Worthy event deserves better marketing 
VIDEO: Like Jelly band begin Egypt tour with El-Arish 
Funding for Egyptian cultural projects: Q&A with EU official