Articles by jouman
downtown beirut
Posted August 24, 2006 at 08:33 PM
Martyr's Square in downtown Beirut on a Friday night. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon and one of the most religiously diverse cities of the Middle East. The city is brimming with restaurants, beach clubs, centers for performing arts, music venues, movie theatres, a casino, and a number of discos, pubs, and bars. From sipping coffee at an open [...]
egyptian countryside
Posted August 26, 2006 at 11:20 PM
Bisindila is a town located 8 hours south of Cairo. Its inhabitants still do not enjoy the luxury of electricity and hot water. It is divorced from the country's political system, and is run by the local "Mukhtar", a man whose family has owned the greater part of the land in Bisindila for four [...]
cedar tree mountains
Posted August 24, 2006 at 08:33 PM
A view of Lebanon's unique cedar tree mountains...
roman ruins
Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:55 PM
The remains of the Ancient Roman theatre in Alexandria, Egypt. If you stand at a particular spot at the bottom of the theater, you can hear your voice echo all over the place...
ancient monastery
Posted August 24, 2006 at 08:33 PM
A 300-year old Maronite Monastery built into a steep mountain. It is cut off from the outside world and the only way up is a trek on foot through the mountain.
