Libya in My Heart

While some use their spare time to drive up and down Ghargharesh (preferably in a motorbike, if they can afford), others occupy ministries, some use their time to do something creative.
Like Abdurrauf Ben Madi, for example. I happened to discover his blog the other day, and found magnificient photos of daily live in Libya. Portraits and stories of ordinary Libyans and of those who suffer in one way or the other.
I am not a professional photographer, but Abdurrauf´s photos do tell a story, even without any description. And they are of a very high quality.
His blog "Libya in my heart" is definitely well worth a visit.
http://libyainmyheart.blogspot.co.at/

Thuwar from Mansur

How could I forget! I promised the two men from Mansur (Tripoli) that they would be present on my blog. I met them during a walk through the Tripoli neighbourhood of Mansur, already some weeks ago. They thought I was a journalist as I was walking around with my camera and so they insisted I must take a photo of them. They said they played a majour role in toppling the Gadaffi regime in 2011.
Well, that´s what I call a real discovery of some Tripoli Thuwars !
(For those of you unfamilar with the expression Thuwar: It is the Libyan-Arabic expression for the opposition fighters during the revolution.)

Letztlich am Flughafen

Da ist man einmal kurz nicht da, und schon wird das ganze Land umgebaut. Am Flughafen werden die Einfriedungen der Palmen neu errichtet und auch eine neues System der Flughafenzufahrt wird getestet. Es ist dies wahrscheinlich die 10. Änderung in wenigen Monaten, aber bitte, es tut sich zumindestens etwas.
Bleibt zu hoffen, dass bei den Projekten die Dynamik auch bald einsetzt.

Happy Easter

I wish all my readers a Happy Easter.

Picture: Tumb at the Italian (catholic) cemetery in Tripoli.