Oct 17, 2013

Oct.17 Photo Brief: Life more normal for Somalians without al-Shabab, men (and women) in tights take the stage in English National Ballet and Granadan students in an epic food fight

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Life more normal for Somalians without al-Shabab, men (and women) in tights take the stage in English National Ballet, Granadan students in an epic food fight and more in today’s daily brief.

: Camels, which are being exported, are seen at the port in Mogadishu August 3, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: A boy stands inside a destroyed church in the Hamerweyne district of Mogadishu September 26, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: An internally displaced child is weighed at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu September 28, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: Children play in a swimming pool at a guest hotel in Mogadishu October 16, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: Sufi teacher Moalim Abdi teaches children Koranic studies inside a classroom in the Hodan area of Mogadishu September 25, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: Children read during a Koranic studies lesson inside a classroom in the Hodan area of Mogadishu September 25, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: A man, who is covered in sand, poses for a photograph on Lido beach in Mogadishu October 4, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: Labourers work at a petrol station construction site in Mogadishu September 24, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: People travel on a mini-bus near Mogadishu October 13, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)

: An internally displaced woman stands next to her makeshift tent in the Bondhere area of Mogadishu October 13, 2013. Street lamps now brighten some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside next to bombed-out beachfront buildings, a scene that would have been unthinkable when the Islamist al Shabaab group held sway here. However, rebuilding a life many in the world take for granted is a slow process after more than 20 years of civil war and anarchy in Somalia. Islamists, who control swathes of countryside and some towns, have launched several attacks in Mogadishu, and last month they showed their reach, claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. (Omar Faruk/ Reuters)

: Medical students dressed up as characters of the cartoon “the Flintstones” take part in a hazing at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada, in Granada on October 17, 2013. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP)

: Freshers of the Faculty of Medicine are covered with food during a hazing at the University of Granada, in Granada on October 17, 2013. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP)

: A medical student throws flour on freshers of the Faculty of Medicine during a hazing at the University of Granada, in Granada on October 17, 2013. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: Dancers of the English National Ballet perform ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Milton Keynes Theatre on October 16, 2013 in Milton Keynes, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)