In the latest issue of Sada al-Malahim, the Internet magazine of the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, urged its followers to use small bombs “in airports in the western crusade countries that participated in the war against Muslims: or on their planes, or in their residential complexes or their subways.”
As you know, I’ve been [...]
We had some friends from the Middle East over for dinner last week and we had a really good time reminiscing about our time together in Syria. If you have spent any time with me, you know very well that I go on and on about Syria; especially Aleppo. That place blew every expectation I [...]
Today, my story on Yemen’s many escalating problems publishes in the World Policy Journal. It’s an intimate look into the barrage of issues that plague the nation that perhaps the biggest imports last year were refugee’s and extremists.
Yemen may not yet be front-page news, but it’s a being watched intensely these days in capitals worldwide. [...]
I’m presenting at an event this Friday and was asked to show a brief overview of some of my recent work. So, I thought I would show it here as well.
Enjoy
This Sunday’s New York Times will feature a photo of my dad that I shot when we were together in Jordan. We had such a good trip and it makes it that much better to have it shown in the NY Times travel section.
Click here to see the NY Times ‘Why We Travel’ slide show.
I was asked again to contribute to World Policy Journal’s summer issue. In it will be my reportage from Yemen. Also, if you haven’t seen my cleaned-up blog posts head over to the WPJ blog to check them out!
Micah Albert: Quenching Yemen’s Thirst
Micah Albert: Reporter’s Notebook — The First Taste of Yemen
Yemen work published in Washington Times
Writing is something I truly enjoy, but between you and me, I really don’t like straight news writing. As a journalist, it’s harder than you think to pull yourself completely out of the writing and make the reader believe that you were nothing more than a fly on the wall – a [...]
Some of my coverage of Yemen is in today’s BBC Middle East News. Click here to see it.
