Posts Tagged ‘arab world

The challenge of making a documentary in Yemen

I just saw a half an hours documentary produced by PBS and Frontline  called “Al Qaeda in Yemen”. I was asked by a [...]

A month to go

I hope Tarim can come. It would make such a difference.

Expedition Yemen by Camel; The beginning

I have just travelled 380 km:s with a camel and two friends from Zabid on the Yemeni Coast to the capital Sanaa. [...]

After Gaddafi: A New Libya Emerges by Justin Marozzi

The first time I came across Justin Marozzi he sent me a set of questions for a book to be, Faces of [...]

Mohamed Bouazizi shakes the Arab World

Gaddaffi is still in around, but no doubt on his way out. Amazing I think. Who would have thought that only 3 [...]

Abu Dhabi – the richest city in the world

Just a short note from Abu Dhabi International Airport, located just outside the richest city in the world! After landing late at [...]

Serious thoughts from the prairie

“Why do people join Al-Queda?”, my Arabic teacher in Yemen repeated my question to himself, “Well, because in most cases they don´t [...]