While nature often reclaims even the most ravaged realms of our planet fairly quickly, the remains of the Eritrean War for Independence from Ethiopia are, nevertheless, still strongly evident across the landscapes of Eritrea. This is perhaps not surprising, however, for a war in which well over 200,000 civilians and combatants were killed or injured. … Continue reading
Well, this certainly turned into a bigger story than we expected: The Washington Post, The Independent, News Australia, La Stampa, The Huffington Post, RT, The Daily Mail and many more along with a flood of Abu Hajaar internet memes… For those of you that haven’t seen it yet, Vice published a video that we provided … Continue reading
This is the English version of our article published in Italy’s The Post Internazionale: Uncomfortably switching the selector switch on her AK-47 back and forth, 21-year-old Asmaa Dahar is detailing the sudden arrival of ISIS in her life. The small Iraqi village she is from, Seba Shekh Kheder, like many other Yazidi communities, received no warning … Continue reading
Those eyes have seen horrors you would not believe… And that is not hyperbole, I know the details of her story. ***** Continue reading
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 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
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
The Velvet Rocket 