Picture of the Day. Sana’a, Yemen. A soldier stands guard as women line up, awaiting their turn to vote out President Saleh.
The story: Despite violence, Yemenis still turn out to vote out President Saleh in a one-man race for the presidency. Read Adam Baron’s pre-election piece for McClatchy about the separatist politics of the southern election boycott and FP’s Middle East Channel on what this election might actually mean.
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Afghanistan’s thirst for knowledge.
This picture, speaks for itself.. Masha’Allah!
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and action.
Oh Almighty, give me the strength and courage to overcome the obstacles in front of me. Help me become the best man that I can be.
These 3D portrait books were carved by artists over at Souverein - using the autobiographies of Vincent Van Gogh and Anne Frank. The idea came from Van Wanten Etctera, a Dutch ad agency. Via
“ The secret of success is concentrating interest in life, interest in sports and good times, interest in your studies, interest in your fellow students, interest in the small things of nature, insects, birds, flowers, leaves, etc. In other words to be fully awake to everything about you & the more you learn the more you can appreciate & get a full measure of joy & happiness out of life.”
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“Suspended Together” -Manal Al-Dowayan
“Suspended Together” is an installation that gives the impression of movement and freedom. However, a closer look at the 200 doves allows the viewer to realize that the doves are actually frozen and suspended with no hope of flight. An even closer look shows that each dove carries on its body a permission document that allows a Saudi woman to travel. Notwithstanding their circumstances, all Saudi women are required to have this document, issued by their appointed male guardian.
The artist reached out to a large group of leading women from Saudi Arabia to donate their permission documents for inclusion in this artwork. “Suspended Together” carries the documents of award-winning scientists, educators, journalists, engineers, artists and leaders with groundbreaking achievements that gave back to their society. The youngest contributor is six months old and the oldest is 60 years old. In the artist’s words, “regardless of age and achievement, when it comes to travel, all these women are treated like a flock of suspended doves.”
Reason Number 32454543 I fucking hate KSA.
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Do-Ho Suh, Paratrooper
(The threads are attached to a cloth of embroidered signatures of soldiers who died in war)
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“ Let not your eyes and ears poison your innocent heart. Your heart needs loving also.”
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