Love and Heartbreak After the Arab Spring – The New York Times

When the Arab Spring swept through Egypt in 2011, protests and riots ushered out decades of military rule under Hosni Mubarak. That change was short-lived as another military strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, eventually took power. Arrests ensued, dissenters disappeared, and protests were met with violence.

But what got lost in the sea of political change were the partners left behind. The Egyptian photographer Hadeer Mahmoud set out to tell their stories.