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The Hungry Cats Of The Sinai
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The Hungry Cats Of The Sinai

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Justin • 3 Comments

I have spoken before about the absolute collapse in visitors to the Sinai Peninsula following the turmoil of the Arab Spring and the emergence of Islamic militant groups in the area. During the visit of The Velvet Rocket staff to explore this increase in activity on the part of Islamic militants, we were given to … Continue reading →

The Empty Sinai
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The Empty Sinai

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Justin • 6 Comments

I previously introduced you to the Sinai Peninsula in this post. And in that post, I focused primarily on the Bedouin and on Islamic militants operating in the Sinai. Among other topics, I described how violence, mostly in the north, has been increasing dramatically. There have been rampant shoot-outs and gas line bombings by Bedouins … Continue reading →

Nuweiba, Sinai
Places We Go / Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)

Nuweiba, Sinai

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Justin • 5 Comments

With Americans being abducted during visits to St. Catherine’s Monastery, bombings along the Sinai Peninsula, the present turmoil in Egypt, Ansar al Jihad making their presence felt and Israeli traffic to the Sinai on lockdown, visits to the Sinai Peninsula have collapsed. The Sinai beach town of Nuweiba was built on the back of tourism. … Continue reading →

Photos Of The Day: Sinai Bedouins On The Beach
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Photos Of The Day: Sinai Bedouins On The Beach

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Justin • 2 Comments

One evening while taking a very long walk along the Sinai coast of the Red Sea, we came across these Bedouins making tea along the beach. What was remarkable was that we were miles from any sign of civilization – it was as if these Bedouins had just materialized out of the desert like phantoms: … Continue reading →

The Sinai Peninsula
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The Sinai Peninsula

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Justin • 13 Comments

The Sinai Peninsula is becoming interesting… In the year since Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was toppled, most of the world’s attention has been focused on Cairo and the Nile heartland of Egypt. This is not surprising or inappropriate… The future of the Arab world’s most populous country is being determined in the struggle between the army … Continue reading →

Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)

Photo Of The Day: The Saudi Coastline

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Justin • 2 Comments

I took this picture from the Sinai Peninsula across the Red Sea to the coast of Saudi Arabia just a couple of days ago… At night, it was pitch black over there without any signs of human habitation at all. Farther up the coast, in Jordan, there were a number of visible lights from towns, … Continue reading →

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