# Have you seen this news photo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 24, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915 "2008-09-24T00:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![happywaffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/1 "2008-09-24T00:22:55Z")
I randomly ran across an old news photo I’d dragged to my desktop from [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) or somesuch, filed away, and forgotten until now: [http://www.grabup.com/uploads/ab61e2c8a766da5c8e030ec416f2ba39.png](http://www.grabup.com/uploads/ab61e2c8a766da5c8e030ec416f2ba39.png) I think the picture itself (and, of course, the girl) are absolutely gorgeous. But what you see is the largest resolution I have ever owned, and now, I’ve forgotten the context. I remember it was a pic of a vigil for some assassinated official, and the file name tells me it was taken in Jordan. But, that’s all I got! Any ideas as to where I could find a larger copy? ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/2 "2008-09-24T00:31:47Z")
[Scroll down](http://watch.windsofchange.net/2005/05_1107_1113.htm) a bit. Is this the same girl? The photo is credited to Ali Jarekji, Reuters, 2005/11/12. > [@](#): > > A Jordanian girl lights candles outside Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped through Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. ---
**Author:** ![happywaffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/3 "2008-09-24T01:30:31Z")
> [@criminey.jicket](#): > > [Scroll down](http://watch.windsofchange.net/2005/05_1107_1113.htm) a bit. Is this the same girl? > > The photo is credited to Ali Jarekji, Reuters, 2005/11/12. Whoa, that’s absolutely her. I’m falling in love with her as we speak. I prefer the former picture - more candid-looking. The photographer is a huge hint though. Excellent sleuthing work! ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/4 "2008-09-24T01:35:26Z")
Holy crap, that was a pretty obscure question and it was answered in 9 minutes. Someone tell me this week’s lottery numbers. ---
**Author:** ![happywaffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/5 "2008-09-24T01:36:28Z")
> [@Fubaya](#): > > Holy crap, that was a pretty obscure question and it was answered in 9 minutes. Someone tell me this week’s lottery numbers. And by a non-member too! This board still surprises me sometimes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/6 "2008-09-24T06:19:56Z")
Not for nothing, but I’ve been here for years, and just am a non-payer now. I’m classified as a “guest.” It makes it hard to figure out who might be “new.” It looks like the answerer has been here since 2003. I’m not sure what YOU call folks that hang around that long, I usually call them family or furniture. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/7 "2008-09-24T06:57:46Z")
Reminds me of this photo which was one of the most famous photos in National Geographic’s history. [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.labnol.org/wp/images/2007/06/green-eye-afghan-girl-national-geographic.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.labnol.org/internet/favorites/the-young-afghan-girl-by-steve-mccurry/624/&h=680&w=450&sz=52&hl=en&start=1&sig2=CqcJkf3gNIzS\_7xnQFgHuw&um=1&usg=\_\_aVG9ot2FWbZpkIB2LE79AhYQbF0=&tbnid=NgPiJ\_k8aq5GtM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=92&ei=YeTZSIbdMYeKeeqDjLoG&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnational%2Bgeographic%2Bafghan%2Bgirl%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.labnol.org/wp/images/2007/06/green-eye-afghan-girl-national-geographic.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.labnol.org/internet/favorites/the-young-afghan-girl-by-steve-mccurry/624/&h=680&w=450&sz=52&hl=en&start=1&sig2=CqcJkf3gNIzS_7xnQFgHuw&um=1&usg=__aVG9ot2FWbZpkIB2LE79AhYQbF0=&tbnid=NgPiJ_k8aq5GtM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=92&ei=YeTZSIbdMYeKeeqDjLoG&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnational%2Bgeographic%2Bafghan%2Bgirl%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN) ---
**Author:** ![happywaffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/8 "2008-09-24T12:14:44Z")
Tiny URL, my friend! [http://tinyurl.com](http://tinyurl.com) ---
**Author:** ![SharkB8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/9 "2008-09-24T12:22:01Z")
We used to be able to post a text hyperlink…but for some reason I can’t find the button to do that anymore…did the Dope get rid of that feature? That was handy for getting rid of the wicked long URLs! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/10 "2008-09-24T13:02:54Z")
It reminded me of this image of [Leila Khaled](http://www.qantara.de/uploads/310/1691/46f11cd4d25cf_Hijacker_Leila_Khaled.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/11 "2008-09-24T13:39:10Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > It reminded me of this image of [Leila Khaled](http://www.qantara.de/uploads/310/1691/46f11cd4d25cf_Hijacker_Leila_Khaled.jpg). Only with candles instead of an AK. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/12 "2008-09-24T13:44:14Z")
> [@SharkB8](#): > > We used to be able to post a text hyperlink…but for some reason I can’t find the button to do that anymore…did the Dope get rid of that feature? That was handy for getting rid of the wicked long URLs! Still can - the text to use as the hyperlink is highlighted after the link is inserted - just type the text you want to say. ---
**Author:** ![happywaffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/13 "2008-09-24T14:05:05Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Only with candles instead of an AK. Heh, seriously! I’m guessing you mean “reminded me of” in a contrasting kind of way. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-news-photo/464915/14 "2008-09-24T14:34:47Z")
> [@happywaffle](#): > > Heh, seriously! I’m guessing you mean “reminded me of” in a contrasting kind of way. No, as in that image of a (presumably) middle-eastern woman reminded me of a famous image of another middle-eastern woman.