This is my first attempt at time-lapse photography. Thanks Alex and Michele for being super patient in the cold. The video was compiled from 1500 still photos taken with a Canon 5D Mark II. I set the interval at 2 seconds, but that was apparently too short as the exposure toward the end was close [...]
The latest news out of Yemen is that militants led by Tariq Al-Zahab (طارق الذهب), who has family ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, took over the town of Rada'a (رداع) and occupied the famous al Amiriya mosque and madrasa. The locals complained that the military, with their tanks and armored vehicles stationed nearby, let the militants [...]
2012 Trip to Death Valley, Bristlecone Pine Forest, and Alabama Hills 29 photos Ahh.. the earth is round afte all. Badwater salt flat, Death Valley National Park, California Badwater salt flat, Death Valley National Park, California Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack Playa, Death [...]
¡Hola! I've been in Guatemala for over a month. It's time to post some photos. Guatemala means "the land of many trees" in Mayan language. The landscape can be described as very green and mountainous. Most hills are volcanic which means that they are pretty to look at, but not great for climbing. There are [...]
Here are some random photos I took since I came back from Yemen. Click on the images to view them in full-size
Here is a poem written and recited in bedouin dialect by Kuwaiti poet Hamid Zaid. and translated to standard Arabic by my friend Azhaar. إي بالله أخطوا والخطا اللي جابهم عين الصواب نعم والله أخطؤوا، والخطأ الذي أحضرهم هو الصواب بعينه مبطي وأنا أشوف الطمع يكشف رداهم وأستره متمهّل وأنا أرى الطمع يكشف سوءهم وأستر [...]
I meant to post this last week, but the daily rain shower means that we’ve been having problems with both electricity and internet. Last Friday we lost power for about 24 hours because the transformer was shorted out. I’m not complaining too much though. While everywhere else in the Middle East is baking in the [...]
My love for Arabic literature في بداية دراسة اللغة العربية كان هدفي تعلم أُسُس اللغة العربية والتواصل مع الناس، ولذلك درست الكتابة والقراءة بالفصحى في المعهد وأَلِفتُ اللهجة الصنعانية من الجلوس مع النساء بين القات والدخان وترويج الأخبار الطازجة والإشاعات الساخنة. بعد سنة من دراسة موضوعات الحياة اليومية، وقِصَص جُحا، وحكايات الحيوانات التي تتفلسف وتتآمر، [...]
Yemen seems to be in the news on a daily basis these days. If it’s not the Huthis in the North, it’s the separatists in the South. If it’s it not Al Qaeda in Marib, it’s some tribesmen kidnapping tourists. On top of all that, a severe water shortage and a whole nation addicted to [...]
Building Disaster – A Tale of Three Windows
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