Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2008 |
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Published in
Asia,
Afghanistan,
Detective Work,
Facial Recognition,
Fbi,
Gaze,
Girl,
Little Luck,
Missing And Exploited Children,
Missing Person,
National Center For Missing And Exploited Children,
National Geographic,
National Geographic Explorer,
National Geographic Magazine,
Photograph,
Plight,
Recognition Techniques,
Refugee Camp,
Refugees,
Search For The Afghan Girl,
Sigourney Weaver,
Steve Mccurry,
War In Afghanistan
The search for the mysterious “Afghan Girl,” whose haunting, green-eyed gaze captivated the world in a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine cover photograph, takes EXPLORER on a world-wide journey in an attempt to solve the case of a missing person. In January 2002, photographer Steve McCurry, who took the 1984 photograph and has been searching for the [...]
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Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2008 |
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Published in
Islam,
Epic Journey,
Faith,
Hajj,
Islam,
Journey Of A Lifetime,
Mecca,
Muslim Populations,
National Geographic,
Physical Strain,
Pilgrimage To Mecca,
Pilgrims,
Presents,
Sheds,
Spiritual Ecstasy,
Universal Principles
National Geographic presents an intimate and three-dimensional documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and sheds light on the universal principles of Islam during the days of the Hajj. Learn the historical significance of the city to Muslim and non-Muslim populations alike. And, experience the epic journey of a lifetime, the Hajj, as we witness [...]
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Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2008 |
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Published in
Africa,
African Nation,
Antwerp Belgium,
Array,
Blood Diamonds,
Brutality,
Cobblestone Streets,
Correspondents,
Diamond,
Diamonds,
Display Cases,
Documentary,
Finest Jewelry,
Full Length,
Illicit Diamonds,
Insurrection,
Jewelry Stores,
Landscape,
Love Affection,
National Geographic,
Pits,
Precious Gems,
Sierra Leone
Full length National Geographic documentary on illicit diamond trafficing.
Long a symbol of love, affection, and faithfulness, the diamond is now increasingly linked with war, blood and brutality. In the diamond rich West African nation of Sierra Leone, rebels used the precious gems to bankroll a violent ten-year insurrection, leaving a terrorized population and a ravaged [...]
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