(On the Abdel Nasser Minaret photos I and II)

June 20, 2002

have no idea why the pics have different colors , it
has been a long time now I haven't think physics,
but you are a hell of a photographer

the green one is so pretty

Bilaal Kaaki, M.D.

NY

June 3, 2002

I really felt u r a genuine LEBANESE when I saw the coverage of ur pictures all over the country. People like u r a must in the LEBANESE public. I sure would like to meet u anytime u visit Lebanon again. I LOVE the pictures, they r professional and artistic. And they r completely priceless and I will send u some nice ones I have shot myself.

Raed Jabak, Customer Care Engineer
TerraNet, Lebanon

April 09, 2002

Dear Rami,

The Voice is an English language student magazine based at University of
Leuven, Belgium. We are a non-profit organisation run by volunteers,
financed by advertisement and governmental subsidy to the body of student
representation. We print 1500 copies eight times per year that are
circulated for free in and around University of Leuven.

For an article discussing stereotypes about Muslim women in our coming
issue we would like to use two of your pictures, namely the one of Sohat
and the one of Batool and Imaan. Therefore, I would like to ask your
permission to publish these pictures along with the article.

Our target group is the international academic community of Leuven - about
3000 foreign students and PhD students, as well as many readers from
Belgium. We see it as our mission to be a forum for the exchange of ideas
in order to promote mutual understanding between cultures and individuals
and to overcome stereotypes. I realized that our objectives are very close
to the one of the AMALID group and I hope you can approve to publish your
pictures in this context.

To get to know more about us, please have a look at our web site. Although
I have to apologize that it is hopelessly outdated. If you like to know
more about me, you can also take a look at my personal research web site: http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~woyte

If you are interested I can also send you more information about The Voice.

Best regards
Achim Woyte
lay-out editor
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December 10, 2001

Rami,
I have lived in the US all my life and seeing those
pictures makes me want to take a trip to my home land.
Thanks for sharing.

Jocelyne Maalouf

"I have seen your website and it is awsome. I am so
proud of you, your website, or shall I say our
lebanese website. You were so honest in bringing out
the heart of beirut in your photo album. Actually ,
tears were in my eyes when I saw some of the photos
cornishe, aub..."

Bilaal Kaaki MD,
NY

"It was great to see so many sites of Lebanon that I hadn't seen while I was there with Irish batt UNIFIL

Your in Peace

Bert"

Hey Rami, that was great! I wanted to visit lebanon already and after seeing ur
pictures and photos i'm more eager to be there. I am also thinking of
following your steps when i go egypt, by designing and working on an egyptian
album of all the ancient places as well as the very modernized places.Anyways
that was a great job.Good luck my friend and looking forward to hear from you
soon.Take care.bye.

Rania Nassif. CA

Mashallah...now that's what I call photography :)

Majdel. Chicago

Rami,
I think you did a wonderful job n selecting your photos. they really portray our diverse culture.

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Ghassan Chehab
Ph.D student and Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering
North Carolina State University

hi rami kifak ? inchalla tkoun b7'ir thx alot for the pictures they are so nice walla and i am so happy to know a little information about lebanon

Fatma. Tunisia

man your pics are fine take care

Clotaire. France.

By the way, the picture of the building and Mosque downtown, and the angle from which it was taken, made it a piece of Art.
I think, and moderately speaking, that you Guys are giving the true pictures of Lebanon along with the flagrant contradictions that exist in this country. You act as the true Ambassadors of Lebanon and not those appointed by the Government,
Mazen Slim MPH,
Lebanon

Rami, What a treat. The photos are great. Thanks for thinking of me. Have a great weekend,

F. Paul Maloof, Esquire. Virginia

Great shots man Welcome back I wish I was there

Abou' joun. Florida

Your pictures are very beautiful, I can't wait to see
the rest.

Bushra. California
Los Angeles, CA

good eye rami ! very good images !!

Nadim, BA, MA
Los Angeles, CA

Your photos are good for LIFE magazine.

Dr. W. Shekim, MD
Los Angeles, CA

Hey man... your pictures are breath taking, maybe you should send some of
these pictures to CNN and show them the true beauty of Lebanon, and not the
ugly image of a rag head with an AK and a chicken. You are an asset to
Lebanon!

Rabih Al-Kaysi Ph.D.
Center of Macromolecular Photochemistry and Photophysics
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401