Ayah Aman on why she writes

Al-Monitor contributor Ayah Aman shares her thoughts on journalism.
An Egyptian cleric who is a protester, prays as protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011.Egyptians frustrated with military rule battled police in the streets again on Tuesday as the generals scrambled to cope with the cabinet's proffered resignation after bloodshed that has jolted plans for Egypt's first free election in decades. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POL
An Egyptian cleric prays as other protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Nov. 22, 2011. - REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Ayah Aman has been writing for Al-Monitor since July 2013. She is an Egyptian journalist for Al-Shorouk specializing in Africa and the Nile Basin, Turkey and Iran, and internal Egyptian social issues.

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