Pro-Brotherhood protesters have captured a man and are beating him near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Aug. 24, 2012. (Erin Cunningham/GlobalPost)

Hanna IngberAugust 24, 2012 14:36

A Friday in Cairo: Erin Cunningham takes over @GlobalPost

GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @GlobalPost.

GlobalPost's Twitter feed is showcasing the voices and personal experiences of our correspondents based around the world.

In a project called "A Friday In ...," a different correspondent based internationally is taking over the @GlobalPost account and tweeting about his or her travels and daily activities.

This week, our senior Egypt correspondent, Erin Cunningham, took over the feed from Cairo, where she live-tweeted protests against the Muslim Brotherhood. See her tweets below.

Check out last week's A Friday In Bangkok with Patrick Winn.

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#AFridayIn: The Nantucket Wine Festival

From the sandy beaches to the sophisticated Chateau Angelus wine dinner, GlobalPost gives a colorful and gastronomic tour of Nantucket.

#AFridayIn: Johannesburg, South Africa

From food vans to gastropubs and a wine show, GlobalPost's Erin Conway-Smith shares a sunny and delicious Friday in Joburg.

A Good Friday In Autlán, Mexico

On this Good Friday, GlobalPost's Allison Jackson shows us the spiritual and theatrical side of this colorful Mexican town

A Friday In Toronto: An urban adventure in 'Hogtown'

Alexander Besant took followers around to cafes of multicultural Toronto.

GlobalPost's #AFridayIn goes to SXSW

GlobalPost's Stacey Leasca and Nicholas Dynan visited Austin, TX.

#AFridayIn True/False Film Fest, Columbia, Mo.

GlobalPost's Talia Ralph drops in on Columbia, Mo. to tweet from a documentary film festival.

#AFridayIn Neukölln, Berlin

GlobalPost's Jessica Phelan toured us through Neukölln, which used to be known for its Turkish population but has started to attract wealthy young hipsters.

#AFridayIn Delhi: Jalebis and paranthas in Chandni Chowk

A Friday in Delhi with Jason Overdorf.

Pot, clogs and cheese: #AFridayIn Amsterdam

GlobalPost's witty and adventurous Barry Neild tours the Venice of the North.

#AFridayIn Caracas: Gupta takes over GlobalPost

Girish Gupta brought us to Caracas, Venezuela, ahead of the country's potentially game-changing presidential elections.

#AFridayIn safari: Conway-Smith tweets it real

GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @GlobalPost.

It's a weird, wide world, but someone's gotta explore it

GlobalPost writer Mariya Karimjee, recently returned to Pakistan, tells us about the things she just can't get used to in Karachi.

At Israel's Mahane Yehuda, Friday is the new Saturday

In the hours before the Sabbath, the immensely diverse Jerusalem market is bustling.

Welcome to the biggest fish market on the planet

GlobalPost's Justin McCurry brought the sights, sounds and stories of Tokyo's Tsukiji market to followers of @AFridayIn.

'There is no more beautiful urban space'

A Friday in Paris.

A Friday in Bangkok: Winn takes over @GlobalPost

GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @GlobalPost. We start with A Friday In Bangkok.

What's the best part of our job, you ask? GlobalPost answers

Take a tour behind the scenes at GlobalPost headquarters, where a team of editors and producers do their darnedest to bring you the day's news.

A Friday of brains, katakat and more Pakistani cuisine

GlobalPost's writer in Pakistan took over the @AFridayIn Twitter account for a tour of the Karachi food scene.

Blustery city biking: A Friday in London

GlobalPost correspondent Barry Neild braves frigid London temperatures to give us a look into the city's burgeoning bike culture.

GlobalPost spends a day with the Hope Elephants

It's confirmed: Elephants really do love peanuts.

@AFridayIn Joburg: a night on the town

Graffiti, braai and boerewors — just a few signs of an authentic night out in South Africa's answer to New York City.

@GlobalPost tours Khan al Khalili market in Cairo

Erin Cunningham gives a guided tour of a market built in 1382 by a Mamluk sultan.

@GlobalPost goes on a Cambodian road trip

Apparently, no bus ride in Cambodia is complete without karaoke and the driver driving on the wrong side of the road, at least some of the time.

A Friday in London: Neild drinks it all in at UK's best

GlobalPost's @Barry_Neild deserves a reward for all the fascinating London tidbits he packed into Friday's Twitter feed pub crawl. Give that man a beer!

Beyond Swiss chocolate for A Friday in Geneva

Besant explores why the small city of Geneva has become a huge diplomatic hub.

A Friday in Cairo: Cunningham takes over @GlobalPost

GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @GlobalPost.

A Friday in Berlin: Deasy takes over @GlobalPost

Deasy visits different neighborhoods in Berlin to hear what people are saying about the US election and America's role in the world.

A Friday in Lima: Surf's up. So's the food.

GlobalPost's @SimeonTegel takes over our Twitter feed with delicious results.

A Friday in Montreal: A foodie's guide to the city

GlobalPost's Talia Beth Ralph, whose family has lived in Montreal for five generations, eats her way around the city.