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Israel: Portraits of Terror
By Rafael Ben-Ari
Posted in all, features, greater middle east, slides on 27 May 2009
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Since the Israeli disengagement from Gaza 4 years ago, I have worked and lived in the area of the town of Sderot located in the southern part of Israel, less than a mile from Gaza. The town has become my “Photography Focused Subject”. I have photographed hundreds of Kassam rocket attacks that have struck, hurt [...]

Kashmir: Half Widows
By Brent Foster
Posted in all, features, greater middle east, slides on 14 March 2009
Stats: 2,588 views and 5 Comments

The conflict in Kashmir dates back to October 1947 to the birth of the two modern nations of India and Pakistan.  The conflict of whether this mountainous region is to be governed from New Delhi or Islamabad has cost tens of thousands of human lives, and continues to be the main source of negative relations [...]

Afghanistan: Mobile Mini Circus for Children in Kabul
By Gianni Giosue
Posted in all, features, greater middle east, slides on 7 March 2009
Stats: 6,898 views and 15 Comments

“Do you know where the Habibia college is?”
“Yes of course,” he said, lowering the taxi’s window and shaking my hand
“Can you take me there for 100 Afghani?”
“I am sorry, I can’t but what about 120?”
“Ok,then no problem.”

This was typical of the conversations I would have with taxi drivers as I tried to make [...]

Global: Galician Diaspora 1989-2009
By Delmi Alvarez
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, features, central & south america, features, europe, features, greater middle east, features, north america, news & global, slides on 2 February 2009
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“Galegos na Diáspora” (”Galician diaspora”) is a long term documentary project started in 1989 and finished in 2009 about the exodus of thousands of Galicians, now based around the world. The author wants to give a tribute with his personal idea to the emigrants of Galicia. The journeys he covered includes: Europe, Américas, Asia and [...]

Israel: Black Hebrew’s Village of Peace
By Rafael Ben-Ari
Posted in all, features, greater middle east on 30 January 2009
Stats: 3,082 views and 1 Comment

Since 30 disciples followed him to Israel in 1969, the community has established and grown from only 109 original leaders. Weary of ghetto life in the United States, they followed the charismatic leader to Dimona in the Negev, the desert region of southern Israel, establishing a community and forging a new identity. All photos by [...]