Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh

Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh waves after casting his vote at a polling station in Cairo, May 23, 2012. Egyptians began voting freely on Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Alex Stonehill

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.