Salt Films — Mudeif Productions

January 5, 2003

Planning here can be a practice in the absurd.

jan03Mudeif OfficeJanuary 5, 2003

January 4, 2003

There hasn't been the kind of excitement we had prior to our departure, but just about every night the roads around town are closed.

jan03Mudeif OfficeJanuary 4, 2003

January 3, 2003

Last year, priests were spared the hassle while seminarians waited a little longer for their legal status to come through. Now, it has been a six-month process for some. Many are in limbo, having filed their papers months ago with the Israeli Ministry of Interior but still have had no success. The Patriarch has filed official complaints, as has the Vatican, all to no avail.

jan03Mudeif OfficeJanuary 3, 2003

January 2, 2003

Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia all boast coastline on this stretch, and all are within range of the naked eye.

jan03Mudeif OfficeJanuary 2, 2003

January 1, 2003

The water was much calmer today, though, hardly a ripple across the surface. Underneath, the Red Sea teemed with life.

jan03Mudeif OfficeJanuary 1, 2003