Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Nothing makes a more beautiful photo than rolling sand dunes at sunset. Having recently experienced the tranquil oasis of Huacachina in Peru, I now fully appreciate the dry, natural beauty of the world's deserts.
This particular photo was taken in Tunisia but expert photographer kellinasf. The warm colors and grooved textures of the sand contrast so well with the cool blue sky. The grooved ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Nothing makes a more beautiful photo than rolling sand dunes at sunset. Having recently experienced the tranquil oasis of Huacachina in Peru, I now fully appreciate the dry, natural beauty of the world's deserts.
This particular photo was taken in Tunisia but expert photographer kellinasf. The warm colors and grooved textures of the sand contrast so well with the cool blue sky. The grooved ...Tunisian pilot who prayed while crash landing a plane gets 10 years in jail
Mar 25th, 2009 at 5:30PM: If I were a pilot landing a plane after the engines had conked out on me, I might pray. That doesn't mean I'd take my hands off the controls and stop doing my part to aim for a safe landing, but perhaps there would be words beseeching a power bigger than myself for a dose of divine intervention. It couldn't hurt. Right?
For the Tunisian pilot I read about in the guardian.co.uk, uttering a prayer ...The Secret of Grain: An initmate look at Tunisian immigrants in France.
Mar 7th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Here's a heads up on a movie that one might easily miss. It most probably didn't show up at a theater near you, unless you happen to live in a cosmopolitan city with an art house movie theater.
Last night I saw the 2007 film The Secret of Grain at a kick off reception for the Cleveland International Film Festival, and was transported to the immigrant community of Tunisians living in ...
