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Lefteris Pitarakis / AP
An Egyptian anti-government activist kisses a riot police officer following clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Egypt Friday, stoning and confronting police who fired back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Tara Todras-Whitehill / AP
A man, who gave his name as Maged Mahmoud, is tended to after he was injured during clashes with riot police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Egypt Friday, stoning and confronting police who fired back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
Police gather in Tahrir Square as a car burns on January 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
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For the first time I saw this picture, along with another where she kissed a policeman with a mustache while looking in the camera, and an other policeman smiles on her. The title of the photos where something like, "Protesters hugging and kissing policemen who have changed sides"
I really like this Pic it`s something like:"You where on the wrong side, but welcome Home".
I agree. It is VERY poignant. There are some lovely ones out there linked to the yahoo.ca site where people are peacefully SPEAKING to the police (one in particular, a man in white robes). What I REALLY think is happening here is that perhaps while the police are just "doing their job" they too may feel JUST the same as the protesters OR have come to see their side of it. I would LOVE to see if the people speaking to them would make them put down their gear and quit on the spot.
Fact is, we all serve a master and I think it is the appeal of fellow humanity that compells many to put down their shields. They are part of the "system"; likely one that they abhor as well. Otherwise, that young policeman in the first shot NEVER would have let that woman between him and his shield to do what she did. He looks wistful and as if he just might cry afterwards. The understanding there is deep.
actually this is the mother of the police officer. she was among the anti-government activists and the police were shoving them back and then he realized it was his mum. lol you wont find an old woman wearing the hijab kissing a stranger on the cheek :P
Shes not his mother, there are many pictures of her btw :)
so if you are trying to be anti-muslim and a jerk.
please leave :) or refrain from commenting
What are you talking about - anti-Muslim and a jerk? Did you think maybe he/she was misinformed? Nothing in that comment came across as anti-Muslim and/or jerk-like. I think you're reading between the lines and are completely off. I think you need to follow you own post as you're starting sh*t with your comment.
Quite a beautiful picture, the lady kissing the police with the bright eyes. In general it is quite an expressive greeting. Such multi-gender expressions of affection make me smile.
Is this photo available for sale? (the elderly woman kissing the policeman"
Is the other one referred to by "The Rusky" of the same woman woman kissing a mustache available for sale?
I one I have seen is very uplifting; the other would add hope to the crisis.
correction...embarrassed... I meant to say, "the same woman kissing a policeman with a mustache while another policeman is smiling! Is this photo, as well as the photo of the elderly woman kissing a policeman" available to purchase??
Are these fotos of Kent State? Before or after?
Where are the other pictures of the woman kissing the policeman with a mustache? I've been looking for it for a while and have yet to find it.