Charles-Théodore Frère Along the Nile at Giza Jean-Léon Gérôme The Excursion of the Harem Hermann-David Salomon Corrodi Campfire By The River: Kiosk Of Trajan At Philae Continue reading
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A Scene Of Life Along The Nile River In Sudan
Many people think of Sudan as a barren desert and, to be sure, large parts of it are. However, two branches of the Nile River twist through the length of Sudan. So, river life is very much a part of Sudan as well and was essential to the powerful Nubian kingdoms that thrived here in … Continue reading
The Coming Storm: The Peshmerga In Combat
The rapid-fire invasion of Iraq and then Kurdistan by ISIS, as the Islamic State was calling itself at the time, stunned the world. For several hours, it even presented an existential crisis for Kurdistan itself as the momentum of the invasion by ISIS brought them to within mere kilometers of Erbil – with little standing … Continue reading
Leaving Khartoum? Where Are Your Papers?
This was supposed to be in the “Photo Of The Day” category, but the title would have been too clumsy to tack “Photo Of The Day” in front of it. So, surprise! This is a Photo Of The Day… Actually, it’s going to be a bit more than that because an explanation is needed. It … Continue reading
Sana’a, Yemen
Poor Yemen… The most impoverished country in the Middle East really did not need to be kicked around any more, but it has been unable to avoid becoming yet another proxy battleground for the Shia vs. Sunni civil war now crashing through the Islamic world. We were fortunate enough to be able to visit the … Continue reading
Another Day On The Front Lines: The Kurdish Peshmerga In Combat
* The Kurdish Peshmerga have fought their way deep into Iraq, to the edge of Mosul, and are now dug in, just waiting for the order to join in the final assault to take the city back from the Islamic State… Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: The Sentinel
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter stands watch over a “no man’s land” between an outpost the Peshmerga have established inside of Iraqi territory and ISIS positions outside of Mosul: Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 