Brian Dabbs
Special from Libya: Misrata gravediggers ensure religious rites for Qadhafi’s fallen
World
May 24, 2011
Special from Libya: Misrata gravediggers ensure religious rites for Qadhafi’s fallen
Misrata – A few hundred meters from the sea, over ramshackle huts, coarse shrubbery, and rocky desert terrain, the bodies…
Special from Libya: Training center signals rebels’ change in priorities
World
May 23, 2011
Special from Libya: Training center signals rebels’ change in priorities
Misrata -- The military police volunteers line up single file and stream toward a concrete wall defining the perimeter of…
Special from Libya: Rebels consolidate West Misrata and prepare to advance
World
May 21, 2011
Special from Libya: Rebels consolidate West Misrata and prepare to advance
Dafneya (20km west of Misrata) - The Libyan rebels strengthened their territorial hold west of Misrata on Friday, marking one…
Special from Libya: Rebels use Qadhafi’s resources against him
World
May 20, 2011
Special from Libya: Rebels use Qadhafi’s resources against him
Benghazi - In the chief stronghold of the Libyan revolutionaries, Benghazi authorities are converting former icons of Libyan leader Muammar…
Special from Libya: Expectations high for rebel advance on eastern front
World
May 16, 2011
Special from Libya: Expectations high for rebel advance on eastern front
Ajdabiya – When widespread demonstrations erupted throughout Libya in February, Suleiman Refida and his four brothers immediately chose to help…
Northern Laos: The confluence of indolence and warfare
Life & Style
March 30, 2011
Northern Laos: The confluence of indolence and warfare
The clock on the wall of Luang Prabang’s northern bus terminal read 10:00 a.m.
Burmese travel bans, Buddhas and beaches
Life & Style
March 20, 2011
Burmese travel bans, Buddhas and beaches
We sat in the anteroom of the Chinese-style guesthouse, tense, returning the stony glares of the longyi garbed Burmese men…
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2010
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
The ominous, low grumble of a bomber, slowly and methodically patrolling the vast skies above, ushers in the Iraqi soldier’s…
Sudan’s uncertainty leaves Egypt struggling to preserve interests
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Sudan’s uncertainty leaves Egypt struggling to preserve interests
Amid recent escalation in the war of words between northern and southern officials in Sudan’s ever-embattled political landscape, indicators suggest…
5 books on: Lebanon today
Books
October 10, 2010
5 books on: Lebanon today
Navigating Lebanon’s political landscape can be an overwhelming undertaking. The small Arab nation—nestled between the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Syria—struggles…