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Nazneen Uddin is a 2010 UMMS graduate who enjoys backpacking, hiking, and learning about different cultures.

8 Months

Travels in the Middle East

By Nazneen Uddin

Photo by Nazneen Uddin
A typical sunset on the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt.  In a cruise traveling from Aswan to Luxur you will see the variation in rich vegetation, as well see farmers graze crops along the over 4000 mile river.

Photo by Nazneen Uddin
A view of Petra, in Jordan

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A typical scene one sees from their car, bus, or taxi in Tanta, Egypt. Local shepherds direct their cattle on the road.

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From the top of a home in a village outside of the city of Tanta, Egypt.  Just about every home in even in the most remote, small villages has a television.

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A mall in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.  Starbucks and McDonalds are always packed. A necklace that typically costs five dollars at Claire's in America is about $40 there.  People will buy it just because it is "American." Some potent effects of Westernization are an increase in obesity and an enlarging gap between the rich and poor.

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The Bahariya oasis in Egypt, 360 km away from Cairo.  One of only places where you will find both black and white desert sand in the same vicinity.

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One of the many checkpoints that exists in in Palestinian territories outside of Jerusalem.  Passing through one can be compared to a mice passing through various tunnels in a maze hoping to escape on the other end.  Whether you are nine months pregnant and about to deliver, trying to make it to work or school at a given time, or are a foreigner, you have to make your way through these channels.

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A shot inside Masjid al Aqsa, the third holiest side for Muslims. Worshippers from around the world and local Muslims from Jerusalem gather five times for daily congregation.

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A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.  One of the three holiest sites for Muslims.

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A camel chilling in Taba, Egypt which lies at the border between Egypt and Israel.

The buildings in the rural outskirts of Tanta, Egypt.

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Rows of olive trees in Aleppo, Syria.

In her year before medical school, Nazneen Uddin spent 8 months back packing throughout the Middle East.  She found a land rich in contrasts, and ample fodder for her camera lens.

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