http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/africa-middleeast/Smithsonian-People-Africa-Feed.html en-us 2013 Smithsonian Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:48:19 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/JYkmHYMF544/Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-on-Protecting-Women-From-Militant-Islam.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-on-Protecting-Women-From-Militant-Islam.html Even in democratic nations, mothers and daughters are held back from basic freedoms<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/JYkmHYMF544" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 16 May 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-on-Protecting-Women-From-Militant-Islam.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/TF-IQ8rm7Vk/Women-The-Libyan-Rebellions-Secret-Weapon.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Women-The-Libyan-Rebellions-Secret-Weapon.html They helped overthrow Qaddafi by smuggling arms and spying on the government. Now the women of Libya are fighting for a greater voice in society<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/TF-IQ8rm7Vk" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Women-The-Libyan-Rebellions-Secret-Weapon.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Libyan-Women-rally-Tripoli-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/CQUNxh3WCQw/A-New-Crisis-for-Egypts-Copts.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/A-New-Crisis-for-Egypts-Copts.html The toppling of Egypt's government has led to a renewal of violence against the nation's Christian minority<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/CQUNxh3WCQw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:49:15 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/A-New-Crisis-for-Egypts-Copts.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Copts-Christians-and-Muslims-Cairo-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/iZJJ7ZPD2F4/The-Struggle-Within-Islam.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Struggle-Within-Islam.html Terrorists get the headlines, but most Muslims want to reclaim their religion from extremists<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/iZJJ7ZPD2F4" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Struggle-Within-Islam.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Presence-Islam-Anti-Mubarak-demonstrators-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/lLfXtqjuHMM/Seeing-Dubai-Through-a-Cell-Phone-Camera.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Seeing-Dubai-Through-a-Cell-Phone-Camera.html At a shopping mall in Dubai, Joel Sternfeld documents the peak of consumer culture with his iPhone<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/lLfXtqjuHMM" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Seeing-Dubai-Through-a-Cell-Phone-Camera.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Indelible-iDubai-ski-slopes-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/1-f_DzBI52Y/A-Short-Walk-in-the-Afghan-Countryside.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/A-Short-Walk-in-the-Afghan-Countryside.html On their way to a park built in the shadow of Bamiyan’s Buddhas, two Americans encounter remnants of war and signs of promise<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/1-f_DzBI52Y" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:46:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/A-Short-Walk-in-the-Afghan-Countryside.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Bamiyan-mud-brick-homes-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/fIN8lzOIbII/Searching-for-Buddha-in-Afghanistan.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Searching-for-Buddha-in-Afghanistan.html An archaeologist insists a third giant statue lies near the cliffs where the Bamiyan Buddhas, destroyed in 2001, once stood<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/fIN8lzOIbII" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Searching-for-Buddha-in-Afghanistan.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Bamiyan-cliff-face-cavity-Buddha-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/TGDSM7xrw50/The-Sport-of-Camel-Jumping.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Sport-of-Camel-Jumping.html In the deserts of Yemen, Zaraniq tribesmen compete to leap camels in a single bound<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/TGDSM7xrw50" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Sport-of-Camel-Jumping.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Camel-Jumping-tradition-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/lbWVvUfuKag/Vuvuzela-The-Buzz-of-the-World-Cup.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Vuvuzela-The-Buzz-of-the-World-Cup.html Deafening to fans, broadcasters and players, the ubiquitous plastic horn is closely tied to South Africa’s soccer tradition<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/lbWVvUfuKag" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:55:18 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Vuvuzela-The-Buzz-of-the-World-Cup.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/vuvuzela-South-Africa-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/qCQQTwIZvF4/Kurdish-Heritage-Reclaimed.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Kurdish-Heritage-Reclaimed.html After years of conflict, Turkey's tradition-rich Kurdish minority is experiencing a joyous cultural reawakening<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/qCQQTwIZvF4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Kurdish-Heritage-Reclaimed.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Heritage-Kurds-Semi-Utan-Kurds-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/yTB9KFRpbAM/Looting-Mali.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Looting-Mali.html As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/yTB9KFRpbAM" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Looting-Mali.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Mali-Dogon-region-figurines-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/tdGvh83TJsU/Irans-Hidden-Jewel.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Irans-Hidden-Jewel.html Once the dazzling capital of ancient Persia,Isfahan fell victim to neglect, but a new generation hopes to restore its lost luster<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/tdGvh83TJsU" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Irans-Hidden-Jewel.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Bridge-of-33-Arches-Isfahan-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/yV0vJ3pin_k/Winging-It.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Winging-It.html Dangling from a paraglider with a propeller on his back, photographer George Steinmetz gets a new perspective on Africa<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/yV0vJ3pin_k" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Winging-It.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/Steinmetz-salt-making-northern-Niger-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/KPG1zEt5lgc/The-Pygmies-Plight.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Pygmies-Plight.html A correspondent who chronicled their lives in central African rain forests returns a decade later and is shocked by what he finds<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/KPG1zEt5lgc" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Pygmies-Plight.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/pygmies_dec08_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/Gy0yvhrlns0/iran-fury.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/iran-fury.html Scholars trace the nation's antagonism to its history of domination by foreign powers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/Gy0yvhrlns0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/iran-fury.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/iran_fury_oct08_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/Gb8Np_DDzYA/interview-polak-200808.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/interview-polak-200808.html His new book advocates helping the world's poorest people one tool at a time<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/Gb8Np_DDzYA" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:04:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/interview-polak-200808.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/polak_aug08_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/QsBmiB9WtMU/precarious-lebanon.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/precarious-lebanon.html For decades, this tiny Mediterranean nation of four million has segued between two identities<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/QsBmiB9WtMU" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/precarious-lebanon.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/lebanon_jul08_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/D1ogzpZ5K40/lebanon-timeline.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/lebanon-timeline.html Flashpoints in Modern Lebanese History<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/D1ogzpZ5K40" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/lebanon-timeline.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/lebanon_timeline_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/kj5R97cBBEM/inside-cape-town.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/inside-cape-town.html Tourists are flocking to the city, but a former resident explains how the legacy of apartheid lingers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/kj5R97cBBEM" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:16:09 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/inside-cape-town.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/capetown_apr08_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/HpoYk-tLm-o/ark-covenant-200712.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/ark-covenant-200712.html Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Our reporter investigated<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/HpoYk-tLm-o" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:01:37 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/ark-covenant-200712.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/lostark_main_dec07_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/S4tPuD93cf8/mozambique.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/mozambique.html In a watershed experiment, the Boston entrepreneur is putting $40 million of his own money into a splendid but ravaged park in Mozambique<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/S4tPuD93cf8" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/mozambique.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/mozambique_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/vSM3wy2DNhA/The_Ethiopia_Campaign.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The_Ethiopia_Campaign.html After fighting neglected diseases in Africa for a quarter century, former president Jimmy Carter takes on one of the continent's biggest killers malaria<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/vSM3wy2DNhA" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The_Ethiopia_Campaign.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/malaria_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/2Dq0HP2nwoo/casbah.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/casbah.html In Algiers, preservationists race to rescue the storied quarter. But is it too late?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/2Dq0HP2nwoo" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:36:36 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/casbah.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/casbah_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/qdYBW_i2b6I/kabul.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/kabul.html First Rory Stewart walked the breadth of Afghanistan. Then he took up a real challenge: restoring traditional architecture in Kabul<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/qdYBW_i2b6I" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/kabul.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/kabul_main_388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/RyypFPzFbCA/pointshootsee-200711.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/pointshootsee-200711.html In Zambia, an NYC photographer teaches kids orphaned by AIDS how to take pictures. They teach him about living<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/RyypFPzFbCA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:08:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/pointshootsee-200711.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/zambia-main-388.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~3/iq1HcokgnLM/christmas_lalibela-200712.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/christmas_lalibela-200712.html 50,000 pilgrims descend on Ethiopia's "new" Jerusalem<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/people-places/africa-middleeast/~4/iq1HcokgnLM" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:07:54 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/christmas_lalibela-200712.htmlhttp://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/zambia-main-388.jpg