Capitol Riot

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Police clash with Donald Trump’s supporters who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021.

Members of the Capitol police look through a smashed window as pro-Trump protesters rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.

A protester reacts as pro-Trump supporters rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.. January 6, 2021.

Police clash with Donald Trump’s supporters who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump protesters storm the Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.. January 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump protesters clash with police as they rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.. January 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump supporters help a protester as they storm the Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.. January 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Mostafa Bassim

Egypt

Mostafa Bassim is a photojournalist and documentary photographer based in NYC. His career in photojournalism began during his participation in the January 25th revolution in Egypt, when he co-founded Sotna, a local newspaper in his hometown, which he used to document the atrocities committed by the regime. Mostafa has covered a range of topics in his work, from the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution to economic and societal issues.

His work has appeared in various publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Voice of America, AP, Anadolu, and AJ+, and in various international exhibitions including ICP museum, AFAC 10th Anniversary exhibition in Lebanon, Photo Istanbul exhibition and No Pictures Please exhibition in Berlin, Germany.

In addition to being a grant recipient of the 2016 Arab Documentary Photography Program under Magnum Foundation, AFAC, and the Prince Claus Foundation, he was a participant in the 2017 and 2019 New York Times Portfolio Review, as well as the winning recipient of Nikon’s contest "MyNikonLIfe".

In 2017 due to the ongoing crackdown on activists and journalists in Egypt, he moved to the US and began documenting stories about the Arab diaspora community in America, and lately he finished his visual journalism studies at the International Center of Photography in New York City.

Capitol Riot

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