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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Paris celebrating the New Year

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

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WISHING YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR …

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Tags: Photo

Theatre exhibit for the Palestinian people

October 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Pictures I took at the Sunflower theatre in Beirut. This exhbit is based on true stories that were told to the author of the exhibit, so each one represents a real person, a true story while they were running away from Palestine, or stories they [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Human Rights · Personal · Photo · Politics · Society · War & Conflict

Greek colours and aromas!!

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Before the devastating earthquake in Peloponnesus, I was relaxing in a beautiful island near Athens, for a short week-end!!I would like to share with you these optimistic and colourful photos!

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Tags: Environment · Photo · Travel

Stop in Tunisia!

May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Tags: Environment · Personal · Photo

The untouched….

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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REUTERS/Funai-Frente de Proteção Etno-Ambiental Envira/Handout
They turn their arrows in the sky, against “the unknown monster”…. For Amazon Indians, the helicopter resembles more like an enormous iron bird. In the clearing of the jungle, we can discern two men warriors, who have covered their body with [...]

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Tags: Environment · Photo · Society

Premier regard sur Cannes !

May 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Click To Play

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Photo · Video · cinema · music

Instantanés d’une vie quotidienne nouvelle

May 8th, 2008 · 9 Comments

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All AFP pictures
I’d rather not comment

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Tags: Photo · Politics · War & Conflict

Appel à la grève en Egypte: manifestation de solidarité au Liban

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

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AFP
Plusieurs dizaines de Libanais ont manifesté dimanche contre le régime du président égyptien Hosni Moubarak pour marquer leur solidarité avec le mot d’ordre de grève générale lancé par des militants égyptiens.
Près de 80 personnes, la plupart des jeunes vêtus de noir, se sont rassemblées devant [...]

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Tags: Economics · Human Rights · Photo · Politics · War & Conflict

La ballade…

April 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

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Je ne savais où aller cet aprés midi, mais j’ai retrouvé le bon chemin en pensant à vous Partagez avec moi une petite ballade en plein centre ville de Tunis…

Avenue Habib Bourguiba
(L’avenue principale de la ville de Tunis)

(Le théatre municipal de Tunis)

(Cathedrale de Tunis)
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Tags: Personal · Photo · Travel

27th blast in Lebanon and counting…

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

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AFP Picture

By Jamal Saidi
BEIRUT, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near an overpass in mainly Christian east Beirut on Friday, killing a senior police officer and at least five other people, security sources said.
Police identifed the officer as Wisam Eid, a [...]

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