
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is a NPR foreign correspondent based in Cairo.A soldier stands guard next to Tutankhamen's gold mask inside the Egyptian Museum on Feb. 16. Looters broke into the museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square in late January. Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A young woman sells Egyptian flags in central Cairo on Monday. Voters are scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday for a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Egyptians look at a banner that says "Martyrs of the January 25th Revolution." The banner bears pictures of demonstrators who were killed during anti-government protests. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption