War on Iran?
A look at the possibility of an Israeli and/or western attack on Iran and how it’s being covered in English-language media.
No surprises in snowy Lebanon
The car stopped on the side of the road and out like children we jetted into the field of untouched snow. After five years in Lebanon it was my first time experiencing snow in the mountains here. We threw snowballs at each other and I made a friend, literally. On the road 50 meters away [...]
Razan Ghazzawi
Syrian blogger and activist Razan Ghazzawi was arrested while traveling to Jordan on Sunday night. For more information about Razan visit this Facebook page calling for her release: facebook.com/freerazan and follow her sister’s updates on Twitter: twitter.com/NadineGhazzawi. These are pictures I took of Razan in Beirut in 2008:
Miami Model coming to Bahrain
I just returned from my second trip to Bahrain in recent months to hear the news that the ruling al-Khalifa family has hired former Miami police chief John Timoney to help “implement reforms”
Al-Assad in Hamra
Supporters of the Syrian regime in Lebanon protest a decision by the Arab League one day earlier to suspend Syria
Istanbul street
Walking around Istanbul with a Canon G12: Istanbul street – Images by Matthew Cassel
Shatila refugees on Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinians in Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp talk to Al Jazeera about the Palestinian Authority president’s visit: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2011/08/201182012144836352.html “Mahmoud Abbas doesn’t represent me as a Palestinian, nor does he care about the struggle and the hardship of the people,” said novelist Mahmoud Hashem, 44, as he prepared fresh orange juice shortly before iftar, the fast-breaking meal [...]
Beirut stroll
Pictures taken on a walk from my house in the Sanayeh area of Beirut down to the corniche. And since I often get asked: I shot these with a Canon 5D Mk II camera and a fixed 28 mm (f/2.8) lens.
Palestinian refugees’ fight for freedom
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon risked their lives protesting at the border with Israel in south Lebanon on Sunday, ten were killed and hundreds were injured. They were calling for the right to returns that they were forced to flee 63 years ago. Sadly, this is one of the only English language [...]
Revolutionary Tunisia
I arrived in Tunisia in early March on the final day of a sit-in at the Kasbah in central Tunis. It was a strange feeling watching the dozens of remaining activists bid farewell to each other, a few prophesied to small groups of listeners that the real battle lay ahead. Graffiti covered the walls, lots [...]
Beirut Solidarity with Syria
Showing solidarity with Syria in Beirut is easy, as long as it’s with the regime and not the people in the streets calling for their rights in cities and towns around the country.
Yes or No?
Today, more than a month after Hosni Mubarak was forced from office, Egyptians from across the country cast their vote — yes or no — in a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments.
Back in Cairo
Protests are continuing around the region, especially in countries like Bahrain and Yemen despite the uprisings in both countries receiving little coverage in most international media. Having just returned to Egypt from Tunisia, I can tell you that things are far from static in either of these two countries as various groups and individuals fight [...]
Lebanese demand the fall of their [sectarian] regime
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“The people demand the fall of the regime,” has been a popular Arabic slogan for the masses across the Arab World who have taken to the streets recently in protest against their oppressive autocracies. Lebanon, however, is unique from other Arab countries in that it does not have one central figure governing the country. Instead, [...]
The workers
Sadly, I have to leave Egypt to get back to Lebanon tomorrow. The events of the past few weeks have been absolutely unbelievable to be part of. Few thought that overthrowing Mubarak would be possible, but people power made it happen. However, it was only the first step in a larger struggle for rights and [...]
The day after
I’ve never been one for national flags, but Egyptians waving them the day after deposing their dictator of 30 years didn’t bother me too much. Saturday, 12 February: Sunday, 13 February: Despite the 48 hours of celebrations, the revolution seems that it’s far from over. Egyptian workers are now organizing in their respective sectors for [...]