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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Posted on November 11, 2008 | 1 Comments

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Before wrapping up the personal intro section of my book by jumping into the subject of being a woman photojournalist in the world at large and in the Muslim world, I'd like to post some of my pix from U St. NW in Washington, D.C., the night President-elect Barack Obama won the election.

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U St. NW is famous in African-American history and culture. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Street_Corridor.) That was the place to be Tuesday night, and I stayed till past 3 a.m.

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Worldwide I've been present at joyful high points of struggles for independence in places like Eastern Europe, the entire former U.S.S.R., and the Middle East, but I had never seen this kind of ecstasy in American streets until November 4, 2008.

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Added by charmgally on April 11, 2011

absolutely agree !
UNCLE SAM may really crazy sometimes!

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Alexandra Avakian
As a young photojournalist Alexandra Avakian was fascinated with revolution and the fight for freedom—even dreaming, many times, that she worked in a strife-torn city. She has braved bullets and hostility to photograph stories of searing conflict and bring them to the world. Going far beyond the brief news reports that most of us see, Avakian shares a richer, wider view of the Muslim world through her extraordinary storytelling and photographs—all beautifully showcased in Windows of the Soul, and highlighted here in this blog.
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