Snapshot: Palestinian Spring

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Mar 27, 2015 Palestine
[In the northern West Bank. Photo by Ahmad Al-Bazz.] [In the northern West Bank. Photo by Ahmad Al-Bazz.]

Snapshot: Palestinian Spring

By : Ahmad Al-Bazz

As a Palestinian photojournalist living in the West Bank my daily work is very far from the quiet and fabulous nature that is seen in these pictures. Every week I spend hours covering protests, clashes, and the military operations of the Israeli occupying forces. In between I give myself some rest time, which I prefer to spend in hills and mountains around the trees and flowers, away from the usual places I work.

Every year I try to take advantage of the spring season to take some green frames before the start of summer season when everything turns yellow. After a good rainy period and even before the official start of spring, Palestine has again turned green with colorful flowers blooming everywhere. Palestine is one of the greenest areas in the Middle East.

These photos are a reminder of the wonderful landscapes and wildlife that still exist here and which are in dire need of protection from destruction, especially that caused by the growth of the Israeli settlements. In many places the amazing natural scenes in Palestine are distorted by Israeli occupation structures. It could be a settlement, the wall, a fence or a military base.

This series of photos was taken around Nablus, Jenin, and Tulkarem, known to have the greenest lands during spring in the West Bank.
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May 30, 2014 Lebanon
Jonathan Rashad By :
Jonathan Rashad

Sisi Mania in Photos

Expressions of support for former army chief and the presumed presidential election winner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have reached new heights during the lead-up to the 26-28 May 2014 vote. His name and image can be found on billboards all over the buildings, posters plastered on the walls coffee shops, and photos on display at street vendors’ stands.

As I covered the elections over the course of the past week in Cairo, I encountered pro-military songs everywhere—coffee shops, driving cars, public transportation, television, outside of polling stations, and even inside of them. Most notably, one could hear the loud tunes of "tislam al-ayyadi" (blessed be the hands), a song that glorifies Sisi`s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013.

Meanwhile, there were no signs of posters or billboards of Sisi’s challenger Hamdeen Sabahi. Official election results are due on 5 June 2014, but unofficial vote counts indicate that Sisi is the clear winner.