The photographer Karim Ben Khelifa is reporting from Yemen and has a superb display of photographs on The Daily Beast.
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Round about Sanaa (really round about)
With all the protests making the news about Yemen, it is important to remember why Sanaa is such an extraordinary city. There is a fascinating 360º view of the old part of the old city of Sanaa in Yemen. Check it out at http://www.360cities.net/map#lat=13.70174&lng=50.23665&name=sanaa-sunset&zoom=5. There are also several other panoramic views of Yemen on the site, including scenes of Jibla, Shibam Hadramawt, Rayyan Beach along the Gulf of Aden coast, and of the Dragon’s Blood tree in Socotra.
My thanks to Dr. Mohammed Jarhoum for pointing out this site.
The Story of Uyghur
For an interesting photographic essay on the Uyghur Muslims of Central Asia, check this out: http://emphas.is/web/guest/discoverprojects?projectID=306
L’Orient de Sabrina et Roland Michaud
Mêlée de Bozkashi 2: Pour marquer un point il faut s’emparer de la bête décapitée et s’échapper avec, pour aller contourner un mât planté loin dans la steppe, avant de revenir jusqu’au cercle dit de justice pour y jeter la dépouille. Le souffle rauque des hommes se mêle à celui des bêtes. Les bonnets dégagent un âcre odeur de suint. Province de Balkh. Février 1968.
Although this photographic exhibition of French photographers Roland and Sabrina Michaud was over last November in Paris, their photographs are well worth admiring. Here is the description of their exhibition on the website of Photo Magazine.
Depuis maintenant cinquante ans, Roland et Sabrina Michaud, couple de photographes devenu mythique, se consacre à l’étude de l’Asie et plus particulièrement aux civilisations de l’Islam, de l’Inde et de la Chine. Ils poursuivent leur quête de beauté, de sagesse et d’absolu avec lenteur, rigueur et ferveur. Roland et Sabrina vivent à Paris sans ordinateur et sans téléphone portable. Une rétrospective leur est consacrée, du 1er octobre au 7 novembre 2010, dans le cadre du 7e festival international de photographies « L’Œil en Scène » à La Seyne-sur-Mer.
Mêlée de Bozkashi 1: Ce plan rapproché exprime l’intensité et la violence du jeu. Bozkashi signifie attrape chèvre. Province de Balkh. Février 1968.
Yet More Scene in Sanaa
A friend sent these photographs of Sanaa, but I do not know the name of the photographer.
How to Put Out the Fires of Hate
There are times when a picture needs no words. This photograph by Mohamed Kacimi provides such commentary on the current violence in Tunisia and all such dictatorial mentalities.
More Scene in Sanaa
A friend sent these photographs of Sanaa, but I do not know the name of the photographer.
Afghan Trucks 3
In a previous post on Afghan Trucks, the Afghan woman could be seen without a chador. The scenes from legends and movies were complemented by religious images as well, as can be seen in the photograph above. But if the man is praying to be delivered from the violence of the bombs, his prayers are yet to be answered.