Alastair Beach is a freelance reporter based in Cairo who has worked for a variety of publications, including the <em>Independent</em>, the <em>Sunday Telegraph</em> and <em>Spectator</em>. He was previously based in Syria.

A Sting in the Tale

[caption id="attachment_55227298" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Egyptian Salafis attend a rally"][/caption] Today on the website of al…

Martial Arts

[caption id="attachment_55227132" align="aligncenter" width="619" caption="Some anti-Mubarak graffiti in Cairo, a hallmark of the Egyptian Uprising"]…

Seeing Past the Slogans

[caption id="attachment_55226925" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Egyptians gather in Tahrir square, to mourn those who died in last week&…

All Because of the Revolution

[caption id="attachment_55226733" align="aligncenter" width="619" caption="Egyptian Coptic Christians clash with soldiers and anti-riot police during…

The Business Trip

[caption id="attachment_55226642" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="In post Mubarak Egypt, equality demands you (photo © I. Athanasiadis)"][…

Western Preconceptions

[caption id="attachment_55226550" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Muslim women in Cairo wearing the niqab"][/caption] The scene was a…

Road to Recovery

[caption id="attachment_55226381" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Tourists from Chile ride camels as they visit the great pyramids on the…

Voice of the People

[caption id="attachment_55228839" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Muslim women in Cairo walk the streets"][/caption] Reporters are forever…

A League of their Own

[caption id="attachment_55228958" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A child watches on as an Arab League observer arrives at a Damascus…

A Democratic Exception

[caption id="attachment_55229018" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A protestor outside the newly opened Egyptian parliament waves a flag…