Egyptian Identity Doc Research V2
November 11, 2008
Egyptian Identity Research Doc V1
November 11, 2008
A short video of 1 minute exploring the highlights of the trip to Egypt.
It is now available on Vimeo in HD specifically at http://www.vimeo.com/2149112
The Vimeo home page for all videos is http://www.vimeo/doczone
Suez Farmers
October 19, 2008
SuezFarmers, originally uploaded by Sam Rabeeh.
Photographed at the Sinai side of the Suez crossing in the summer of 1997.
I was on my way to El Arish by bus for the first time. We crossed by ferry and rested at a cafe. I wandered around and ran into these gentlemen who quickly started to ask me all kinds of questions about who I was, where I’m from, what I was photographing and why…they didn’t stop! Egyptians are curious about other nations, people, their customs, what life is like. I noticed this is even more profound on my last trip this year.
Like most people in Egypt, they wanted to have their picture taken. I promised these men a copy of this picture but I’ve been unable to make it back to the crossing since to deliver on that promise. Soon hopefully.
Taken with: Pentax AE1 – 50mm
Busy times
September 6, 2008
To say things have been busy is an understatement. The research in Egypt has made me anxious. Many stories not convcieved sprouted as the journey developed yet i don’t feel closer to discovering how exactly a story on identity should unfold. There are numerous smaller stories that I feel should be explored, community development, Christian Egyptians and their experiences, Democratic protests, foreign companies taking advantage of the state of Egyptian politics and society….but before that…..
Recovering from a media drive failure no less, yes there is backups thank god….
Flickr account is setup so there is some progress….
Garbage garbage garbage
May 12, 2008
Been very busy filming on the subject of Egyptian Identity, community development and Medical clinic at the Mosque El Rabeeh, the status of christians in Egypt and the myth that they are not welcome and live a live of burden under the Egyptian’s.
Unfortunately no progress has been made in home village of Uwlela in regards to garbage. Many people still throw it in the street, burn it, including plastic and because it was thrown in the water on a regular basis, the government has decided to put a concrete canal in it’s place and cover it with Earth. No longer are there beautiful trees, and no longer can people throw garbage into the water.
Why are there no garbage cans lining the main street? I could go on but in short I plan to change this.
I plan to organize a garbage collection from the streets after friday prayers. Anyone willing to assist us is of course welcome. I hope to educate people that as Muslims, we are required to be clean. The Mosque can educate young and old. We can show by action that we can clean the village. If I need to do it alone at first I will. I will also drive it to dump the garbage if anyone stops us from dropping off the garbage at the central location for pickup.
I want to write more, but there’s much to do. God Speed.
Sameh
