# Cairo · 29 April 2011 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 29 April 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 29 April 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo), [Israeli](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/israeli) - **When:** 2011-04-29 - **Media:** 36 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmed Asad - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009514) — APA-PH-2011-009514 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009515) — APA-PH-2011-009515 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009516) — APA-PH-2011-009516 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009517) — APA-PH-2011-009517 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009518) — APA-PH-2011-009518 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009519) — APA-PH-2011-009519 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009520) — APA-PH-2011-009520 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009521) — APA-PH-2011-009521 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009522) — APA-PH-2011-009522 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009523) — APA-PH-2011-009523 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009524) — APA-PH-2011-009524 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009525) — APA-PH-2011-009525 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009526) — APA-PH-2011-009526 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009527) — APA-PH-2011-009527 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009528) — APA-PH-2011-009528 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009529) — APA-PH-2011-009529 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian army stands guard outside the Israeli embassy as protesters wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 29, 2011, calling for opening the border with the Gaza Strip and in support with Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009530) — APA-PH-2011-009530 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009531) — APA-PH-2011-009531 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009532) — APA-PH-2011-009532 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009533) — APA-PH-2011-009533 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009534) — APA-PH-2011-009534 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009535) — APA-PH-2011-009535 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009536) — APA-PH-2011-009536 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009537) — APA-PH-2011-009537 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009538) — APA-PH-2011-009538 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009539) — APA-PH-2011-009539 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009540) — APA-PH-2011-009540 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009541) — APA-PH-2011-009541 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009542) — APA-PH-2011-009542 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009543) — APA-PH-2011-009543 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009544) — APA-PH-2011-009544 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009545) — APA-PH-2011-009545 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009546) — APA-PH-2011-009546 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009547) — APA-PH-2011-009547 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are... - [Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-009548) — APA-PH-2011-009548 · photo · 2011-04-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Salafists hold banners calling for the release of Kamilia Shehata, a Muslim woman who according to them is kept by the Coptic Church, during a protest in front of Al Nour mosque in Abbasiya, Cairo, Egypt, 29 April 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Salafists gathered to protest following the Friday noon prayers calling for the release of Muslim women whom according to the Salafists are...