tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368691512024-03-13T19:20:54.944+01:00Global ThemesJoin our bloggers from <b>Stockholm</b>, Amsterdam, <b>Lahore</b>, Boston, <b>Tel Aviv</b>, Sweden, <b>Australia</b>, Abu Dhabi, <b>Indonesia</b>, Germany, <b>Pakistan</b>,Thailand,<b>Japan</b> and more as they <b>"picture"</b> Global Themes.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1746125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-82883586630301553072013-03-23T21:34:00.001+01:002013-03-23T21:34:14.433+01:00Siwa SilverI haven't seen rings like this in Cairo before but apparently they are the new fashion brought in from Siwa. They come in plain silver but are painted with enamel paint in Cairo. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hmMoB6ip9FO7pArSI3hpOSFxs1u3R3H5mH9t3SdIZTf_UpYJ4BhVEVEH29thclqpxxQAZToejiehE8zb_WRbntXWLBGxxQbMraCZRffOErecjBcKqOkxy99Mjb3WKClVqc3RpA/s640/blogger-image-559066198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hmMoB6ip9FO7pArSI3hpOSFxs1u3R3H5mH9t3SdIZTf_UpYJ4BhVEVEH29thclqpxxQAZToejiehE8zb_WRbntXWLBGxxQbMraCZRffOErecjBcKqOkxy99Mjb3WKClVqc3RpA/s640/blogger-image-559066198.jpg" /></a></div>Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-18704232824805107622013-02-28T17:26:00.000+01:002013-02-28T17:26:11.972+01:00Littles faces<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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.... welcomes visitors to this amusement park located next to the Harbour Bridge. <br />
<br />Salomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08390297289267521453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-60252145282236815072013-02-26T01:03:00.000+01:002013-02-26T01:03:00.735+01:00"Musow..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...means "women" in the Bambara language. I visited a vegetable garden project in <b><span style="color: orange;">Zelabougou,</span> Mali</b> and everywhere I went one common theme manifested itself in the outskirts of Bamako and beyond; women are everywhere and women do most if not all the work. Most women I spoke with had 7 kids on average, tended the land and ran the household. Some worked other jobs beyond that. I was told all the man was required to do was provide a bag of rice to his family each month. This huge workload doesn't stop them from pursuing the hope of providing a better future for their children through education.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-35055495746490703692013-02-25T01:00:00.000+01:002013-02-25T01:00:05.517+01:00Friendly Face<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A bus driver in <b><span style="color: orange;">Bamako, </span>Mali </b>exchanging pleasantries while we were stuck in traffic. Doesn't he have the kindest face? I hope the unrest in Mali comes to an end so its good people can live on in peace and dignity.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-62880639577759050382013-02-24T01:30:00.000+01:002013-02-24T01:30:00.575+01:00Through any weather...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />...no matter how much snow, you will find a few brave swedes defying sanity and riding their bikes. I don't know if you can see this father further up the road actually pulling his son on a sleigh using his bicycle. Lance Armstrong eat your heart out.<b> <span style="color: orange;">Stockholm,</span> Sweden.</b>Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-67432029363804346632013-02-23T01:00:00.000+01:002013-02-23T01:00:08.358+01:00White Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A blanket of snow fell over <b><span style="color: orange;">Stockholm, </span>Sweden</b> covering everything in white. In Sweden people often say: "The good thing about snow is it brings more light." A very "half full" attitude indeed. Personally I can't wait til it's summer!Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-86594399554450698042013-02-22T15:00:00.003+01:002013-02-22T15:01:12.570+01:00Not a good day to ski!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A cool abode for Santa at one of Sydney's finest shopping centers, during Christmas 2011, creating some semblance of winter despite the sweltering conditions outdoors. <br />
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Salomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08390297289267521453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-2841624150544266962013-02-22T00:38:00.004+01:002013-02-22T00:38:52.404+01:00Snow & Palm Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I never really pictured<b> Istanbul </b>as a snowy city. That naturally didn't stop the snow from falling during a "I-missed-my-connecting-flight-to-Cairo-transfer" I had a few weeks back. A crowd of media and spectators gathered near the Sultan Ahmed mosque commonly known under the name <b>Blue Mosque </b>which due to the weather became more of a Grey Mosque.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-72620112446062745912013-02-21T23:30:00.000+01:002013-02-22T00:18:06.811+01:00White woods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />While I wait for my bus in <b><span style="color: orange;">Stockholm,</span> Sweden </b>this Narnia looking scene surrounds me. (No white witch thankfully...)Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-80928758943343014342013-02-19T14:24:00.000+01:002013-02-19T14:28:18.882+01:00It doesn't get any whiter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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That colourful stack of packages on top of my tea box is <b>Chocolate</b>. Every year there is a <a href="http://www.nordiskamuseet.se/category.asp?cat=412&catname=WWW.Chokladfestival&topmenu=142">Chocolate Festival</a> at the Nordic Museum in <b><span style="color: orange;">Stockholm</span></b>, <b>Sweden</b>. Chocolatiers from all over Sweden gather and exhibit their products, usually at lower prices than in their shops. I can't say I leave empty handed...Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-58436202278209001632013-02-05T14:29:00.001+01:002013-02-05T14:29:44.266+01:00Indian Dance-Off<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I am a big fan of classical indian dance traditions. This photo shows a dance-off between two of eight very different classical indian styles of dancing. Each style has its own set of face expressions, clothes and accessories, particular style of movement and rhythm. The first style shown is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odissi">Odissi</a> and the second is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathak">Kathak</a>.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-44863891597308117702013-02-04T14:03:00.000+01:002013-02-05T13:33:03.303+01:00Turning to God<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This shot was taken during my visit to Konya in Turkey, it is a practice that is called Whirling part of the Samaa (سماع) sufi ceremony.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03237581647572135449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-42621751259618744082013-02-04T05:28:00.001+01:002013-02-04T06:36:22.537+01:00dance + art + public transportation <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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dance + art + public transportation = a brighter day on the subway (and a good shot for my phone's lock screen)<br />
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The NYC subway has its share of sometimes cheesy and sometimes disturbing marketing (how many plastic surgery ads do I really need to see when I want to get from uptown to downtown??). But a lot of the time, the ads rise to the challenge of competing for people's attention in one of the greatest art and dance cities in the world. I love how <a href="http://www.nycballet.com/artseries/">this poster</a> for the NYC Ballet Art Series unexpectedly combines classical dance with tattoo art in a graphic style--doesn't that girl's face remind you of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=lichtenstein&aq=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=SDgPUa3kBMeJ0QGV3ICgAw&biw=1680&bih=882&sei=SjgPUd3vGrG80QGH94HgBg">Lichtenstein</a>?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-72848075955682015172013-01-31T23:53:00.000+01:002013-01-31T23:53:38.622+01:00That Golden Moment ....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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.... when the sun slips through the clouds. Taken in the second city I called home, featuring the best part of Abu Dhabi - its lovely Corniche, and Marina Mall across the water. </div>
<br />Salomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08390297289267521453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-37388632862025431842013-01-31T19:03:00.001+01:002013-01-31T19:03:29.636+01:00See that little town in the back?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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is a small village in North Lebanon, a Syriac name that means "The
small place with a dome". Because the village is on a small bent hill
between two valleys. It is famous for its 7th century Monastery, that is
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03237581647572135449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-35502859788259959722013-01-29T14:13:00.002+01:002013-01-29T14:13:55.955+01:00From one tree to another<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It doesn't get more Scandinavian than this. A mere half hour away from the cherry blossoms in Kungsträdgården you find this scene in <b><span style="color: orange;">Stockholm,</span></b> <b>Sweden. </b>Obviously not during the same season ...Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-11176701718297387252013-01-28T01:15:00.003+01:002013-01-28T01:17:29.796+01:00I have many...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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...<b>hometowns</b> but the one that I spent most of my life in is the city of islands; <b><span style="color: orange;">Stockholm</span></b>, <b>Sweden.</b> This photo is taken during the summer, one of the best times to visit. Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-49272062335733409732013-01-26T16:43:00.001+01:002013-01-26T16:43:20.049+01:00Waiting...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03237581647572135449noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-19418637122225907242013-01-26T05:59:00.000+01:002013-01-26T05:59:10.322+01:00New Blooms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of the best things about living in Australia is the amazing array of flora and fauna. Flowers like these are common here, but so wonderfully new to me. I still don't know what they're called .... anyone?<br />
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Salomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08390297289267521453noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36869151.post-1172788858613854302013-01-24T22:36:00.000+01:002013-01-24T22:36:14.436+01:00Moulin Nouveaux <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Normally women in <b>Mali</b>, who are the chief producers of <b>Shea Butter</b> (Beurre de Karité), grind the nuts manually. This Women's Cooperative celebrated the arrival of a <b>new mill</b> to make life a little easier, and increase their production.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.com0