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Not To Miss: Beirut’s Hamra Street Festival

By Robert Schrader on February 21, 2012 in Beirut, Events, Featured, Festivals, Lebanon, Middle East, Photos

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I was extremely lucky the day I began my travel in Lebanon in 2010. Specifically, I arrived to Beirut the day of the Hamra Street Festival, an annual celebration of the cultural and artistic diversity...

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Syria: The Aleppo Phenomenon

By James Brennan on February 21, 2012 in Featured, Middle East, Photos, Syria

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When the locals found this naturally occurring castle in 1412, they quickly built a hill under it.“Are you from Holland?” said the man.“No, England,” I replied. “Why?”“Because you are big and heavy like a cow.”I’d...

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A Sheep’s Tooth Pie? A Look at Middle Eastern Food

By James Brennan on February 21, 2012 in Amman, Baghdad, Dubai, England, Featured, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, London, Middle East, Photos, United Arab Emirates

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My first taste of Iraqi food was one I’ll never forget. It was in a small independent restaurant called Beit Al Baghdadi on Al Muteena street in Dubai. I went there with a friend to...

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Abundance Is Something Small: Being the Pilgrim at 35,000 Feet

By Douglas Crets on February 20, 2012 in Featured, Israel, Middle East, Photos

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The paradox of abundance is that when we think of something we want, we can become convinced we lack it all. When we notice even the smallest thing in our possession, everything within our grasp...

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Aleppo Syria: From History & Food to Souks & Drivers

By James Brennan on February 19, 2012 in Featured, Middle East, Photos, Syria

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Today’s Aleppo is the banquet table after the feast. Its dishevelled streets are dotted with faded monuments to a glorious past, surrounded by the swirl of burgeoning modernity. With a population of over 2.5 million,...

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Aleppo’s Potted History

By James Brennan on February 18, 2012 in Damascus, Featured, Middle East, Photos, Syria

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Aleppo: conquered a lot, probably for its kebabsSyria, and Aleppo in particular, seemed like the natural place to start my Middle East food crawl. In many ways, this was where it all began. Along with...

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The Political Notebook: Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-Winning…

By Douglas Crets on February 18, 2012 in Middle East, North America, Photos, Syria, USA

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thepoliticalnotebook: Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times, has died of an asthma attack while on assignment in Syria. Shadid was an incredible journalistic talent.The Times executive editor Jill Abramson has said...

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“Krav Maga”: Israeli Self-Defense Training For University Students

By Anna Kaminsky on February 17, 2012 in Chicago, Events, Illinois, Israel, Middle East, Midwest, North America, Photos, USA

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At a Krav Maga seminar last week taught by instructors Paul Plotkin and Alex Abramovich from KAPAP Combative Concepts in Illinois, Northwestern University students learned self-defense techniques used by Israeli soliders. The seminar gave students...

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Not To Miss: Beirut’s Hamra Street Festival

Syria: The Aleppo Phenomenon

A Sheep’s Tooth Pie? A Look at Middle Eastern Food

Abundance Is Something Small: Being the Pilgrim at 35,000 Feet

Aleppo Syria: From History & Food to Souks & Drivers

Aleppo’s Potted History

The Political Notebook: Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-Winning…

“Krav Maga”: Israeli Self-Defense Training For University Students

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