Mohamed El-Shahed

Orthodox Christians gather at the St. Simon Monastery in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, Egypt to participate in the 'Easter midnight' service, also known as 'Holy Saturday,' .(Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)

FAIYUM, EGYPT - MARCH 08: Locals, including children work in a chrysanthemum field during its harvest in Faiyum, Egypt on March 08, 2024. Usually used for medications and cosmetics, most of the harvest is exported to overseas. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Local and foreign athletes participate in the Saqqara Pyramid Race, organized by TriFactory under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities at ancient Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu)

LUXOR, EGYPT - JANUARY 11: A general view from a square filled with pigeons in Luxor, Egypt on January 11, 2024. The city, considered the 'lifeblood' of Egyptian tourism. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images) Instagram: instagram.com/mohammedelshah…

LUXOR, EGYPT - JANUARY 11: A view of tomato drying field is seen in Luxor, Egypt on January 11, 2024. Luxor, produces 30 percent of total Egyptian crops as Egypt ranks fifth in the world in tomato production and cultivation. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)

CAIRO, EGYPT - DECEMBER 13: Members of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, carrying Palestinian flags and banners, demand the opening of the Rafah border crossing to allow aid into Gaza, as they protest against Israeli attacks, outside the Journalists Syndicate building in Cairo.

Perpetual heartbreak

Workers in the Egyptian city of Sadat are beavering away despite hot weather to obtain charcoal 📸: Mohamed El-Shahed

Tourists flock to the Pyramids of Giza, namely Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure on the second day of Eid Al-Adha in Giza, Egypt on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed)

A group of #Sudanese arrive in #Egyptian capital #Cairo Photo/ Mohamed El-Shahed #السودان #الخرطوم #القاهرة #مصر #الجيش

Muslims perform prayer in the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo Mohamed Elshahed

People prepare iftar meal for foreign students at the courtyard of Al-Azhar Mosque during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt on March 29, 2023. Mohamed Elshahed

Ramadan lanterns #Mohamed_Elshahed

#egyptian #egypt🇪🇬 #wheat © M O H A M E D E L S H A H E D

#egypt🇪🇬 #shisha #cow © M O H A M E D E L S H A H E D

The tomb of a woman named Hetepet was lost for over a century before being rediscovered in Oct ,2017. A husband is not mentioned anywhere in the tomb. It may be that Hetepet was independently successful within the royal court and earned an elite tomb. Photo: Mohamed El-Shahed

A view from the #Cairo #Tower in the center of the Egyptian capital, showing the #Pyramids of #Giza in the distance, beyond more modern buildings in Cairo and Giza. Photo/ Mohamed El-Shahed

The Open Air #Museum at #Memphis Memphis was the #capital of #Ancient #Egypt, and the #first capital #city founded after the unification of #Upper and #Lower Egypt. It remained the #capital city of Ancient Egypt throughout the #Old #Kingdom. Photo/ Mohamed El-Shahed

ترام الإسكندرية

Orthodox Christians attend the Palm Sunday service on April 13, 2014 in Cairo, to celebrate the triumphant return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves the week before his death.