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PHOTO GALLERY - Pictures of Our Audience

04 March 2005

We began our gallery to celebrate our 45th anniversary last October. We thank the more than 300 people who have sent us their pictures so far.

And we invite you to add your picture. Send it to special@voanews.com. (Note: pictures received after March 18 may not appear until early April.)

Photos 1-100 | Photos 101-200 | Photos 201-300 | Photos 300+

Here are Photos 201-300:

<strong>Kashif Iftikhar, Gujranwala, Pakistan; listener for 4 years</strong>
Kashif Iftikhar, Gujranwala, Pakistan; listener for 4 years
 
 
 

<strong>Dariush Darvishi, Iran</strong>
Dariush Darvishi, Iran
 
<strong>Untara Hadi, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener since 2000</strong>
Untara Hadi, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener since 2000
 

<strong>Majid Aqazadeh, Iran</strong>
Majid Aqazadeh, Iran
 
<strong>Mohammed Salah, from Somalia: ''I was a VOA listener for more than 20 years. I live in Sweden right now.''</strong>
Mohammed Salah, from Somalia: ''I was a VOA listener for more than 20 years. I live in Sweden right now.''
 
<strong>Rakib, Nazia, Junia, Sabbir and Jubaer, new students of English teacher Michael Matthias in Dhaka, Bangladesh</strong>
Rakib, Nazia, Junia, Sabbir and Jubaer, new students of English teacher Michael Matthias in Dhaka, Bangladesh
 
<strong>Edvaldo Guedes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; VOA listener for 3 years</strong>
Edvaldo Guedes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; VOA listener for 3 years
 
<strong>Sami Khan, Pakistan</strong>
Sami Khan, Pakistan
 
<strong>Yousef Ghanizadeh, Iran, VOA listener for 2 months</strong>
Yousef Ghanizadeh, Iran, VOA listener for 2 months
 
<strong>Le van Tu, Saigon, Vietnam</strong>
Le van Tu, Saigon, Vietnam
 
<strong>Le Kiem Thinh</strong>
Le Kiem Thinh
 
<strong>Hero Nguyen, listener since 2001</strong>
Hero Nguyen, listener since 2001
 
<strong>Aubur Rahman, Bangladesh</strong>
Aubur Rahman, Bangladesh
 

<strong>Ceren Polat, Istanbul, Turkey; recent graduate in International Affairs, University of Istanbul; listener for 2 years
Ceren Polat, Istanbul, Turkey; recent graduate in International Affairs, University of Istanbul; listener for 2 years
 
<strong>Nguyen Thanh Vinh, deputy manager, Planning and Technology Department, Danhim-Hamthuan Dami Hydro Power Plant, Vietnam; listener since 2001</strong>
Nguyen Thanh Vinh, deputy manager, Planning and Technology Department, Danhim-Hamthuan Dami Hydro Power Plant, Vietnam; listener since 2001
 
<strong>Loveday Orualalo and his fiancee, Rita Iyalla, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria</strong>
Loveday Orualalo and his fiancee, Rita Iyalla, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
 
<strong>Tran My Linh, 21-year-old student, Vietnam; VOA listener since 2003</strong>
Tran My Linh, 21-year-old student, Vietnam; VOA listener since 2003
 
<strong>Ali Reza</strong>
Ali Reza
 
<strong>Ashagrie Admassu</strong>
Ashagrie Admassu
 
 
<strong>John Nwosu</strong>
John Nwosu
 

<strong>Siamak</strong>
Siamak
 

<strong>Sa Nguyen, Vietnamese, from South Korea</strong>
Sa Nguyen, Vietnamese, from South Korea
 
<strong>Mohsen Zarrabi, from Iran, now an Information Technology major in Malaysia</strong>
Mohsen Zarrabi, from Iran, now an Information Technology major in Malaysia
 
<strong>Abdirahman, Somali refugee living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</strong>
Abdirahman, Somali refugee living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 
<strong>Kim Tai-Hoon, researcher, National Emergency Management Agency, Seoul, South Korea; listener for 3 years</strong>
Kim Tai-Hoon, researcher, National Emergency Management Agency, Seoul, South Korea; listener for 3 years
 
<strong>Jenny Hu, Canada, VOA listener since 2000</strong>
Jenny Hu, Canada, VOA listener since 2000
 
<strong>Yingzhu Fan, listener for more than 10 years, first in China, then in America</strong>
Yingzhu Fan, listener for more than 10 years, first in China, then in America
 
<strong>Sam Song, from Guandong Province, China; VOA English listener for 2 years</strong>
Sam Song, from Guandong Province, China; VOA English listener for 2 years
 

<strong>Austin Achunkwe, from Buea, South West Province, Cameroon; ''I have been listening to VOA news in Special English since 1992. Now, I tape and use news in Special English to teach
English in South Korea.''
Austin Achunkwe, from Buea, South West Province, Cameroon; ''I have been listening to VOA news in Special English since 1992. Now, I tape and use news in Special English to teach English in South Korea.''
 
<strong>Ye Min Aung, from Burma, now in Finland; listener to VOA English for 5 years
Ye Min Aung, from Burma, now in Finland; listener to VOA English for 5 years
 
<strong>Hassan, listener for 6 months</strong>
Hassan, listener for 6 months
 
<strong>Nadeem Mushtaq Ramay, Burewala, Pakistan; listener for 10 years</strong>
Nadeem Mushtaq Ramay, Burewala, Pakistan; listener for 10 years
 
<strong>Luong Hong Quang, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</strong>
Luong Hong Quang, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 

<strong>Farshad Ostadi, Isfahan, Iran; listener for 4 months</strong>
Farshad Ostadi, Isfahan, Iran; listener for 4 months
 

<strong>Suh Hyung-seok and Peak Mi-sook, Jeonju, South Korea; ''VOA listeners since 9.11 terrorist attack on US soil.''
Suh Hyung-seok and Peak Mi-sook, Jeonju, South Korea; ''VOA listeners since 9.11 terrorist attack on US soil.''
 
<strong>Gboyega Adetunji</strong>
Gboyega Adetunji
 
<strong>Peter Bogomazov, Canada</strong>
Peter Bogomazov, Canada
 
<strong>Tuyen Tran, Danang, Vietnam; VOA listener since 1980</strong>
Tuyen Tran, Danang, Vietnam; VOA listener since 1980
 
<strong>Chinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</strong>
Chinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 
<strong>Simon Buh, VOA listener since 1987</strong>
Simon Buh, VOA listener since 1987
 
<strong>Ju Hwan Lee</strong>
Ju Hwan Lee
 

<strong>Eng. Homayoun Wafa, Ningarhar, Afghanistan; VOA listener for 6 years</strong>
Eng. Homayoun Wafa, Ningarhar, Afghanistan; VOA listener for 6 years
 
<strong>Mazhar Hashmi, president, Youth Star Listeners Club, Lahore, Pakistan; VOA listener since 1990</strong>
Mazhar Hashmi, president, Youth Star Listeners Club, Lahore, Pakistan; VOA listener since 1990
 
<strong>Odeyemi M. Mayowa, cybercafe systems engineer, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; VOA listener since 1989</strong>
Odeyemi M. Mayowa, cybercafe systems engineer, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; VOA listener since 1989
 
<strong>Nguyen Van Toan, from Vietnam, scholar at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand; listener for more than 8 years</strong>
Nguyen Van Toan, from Vietnam, scholar at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand; listener for more than 8 years
 
<strong>Pisit, Bangkok, Thailand</strong>
Pisit, Bangkok, Thailand
 
<strong>Vichheka, Cambodia</strong>
Vichheka, Cambodia
 
<strong>Chris Chen, Changchun City, China</strong>
Chris Chen, Changchun City, China
 

<strong>Marcin Ignaczak, power systems engineer, Plock, Poland</strong>
Marcin Ignaczak, power systems engineer, Plock, Poland
 

<strong>Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha, Danang, Vietnam; VOA listener since 1994</strong>
Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha, Danang, Vietnam; VOA listener since 1994
 
<strong>Awada Ehemir, project accountant, Esso-Chad, N'Djamena; listener since 1990</strong>
Awada Ehemir, project accountant, Esso-Chad, N'Djamena; listener since 1990
 
<strong>Kooroush, Iran, listener for 3 months</strong>
Kooroush, Iran, listener for 3 months
 
<strong>Yang Xiaojuan, Changsha, Hunan, China; listener for 1 year</strong>
Yang Xiaojuan, Changsha, Hunan, China; listener for 1 year
 
<strong>Kitagawa Katuhiko, Japan, listener for 18 months</strong>
Kitagawa Katuhiko, Japan, listener for 18 months
 
<strong>Jeffrey Ren, immigrant for 1 year in Toronto, Canada; listener for 1 year</strong>
Jeffrey Ren, immigrant for 1 year in Toronto, Canada; listener for 1 year
 

<strong>Hardy Mohammed, Baghdad, Iraq</strong>
Hardy Mohammed, Baghdad, Iraq
 
<strong>Naqib Ahmad Moshfiq</strong>
Naqib Ahmad Moshfiq
 
<strong>Karwani M.K., Kurdistan (Iraq), student in the English Department at the University of Slahaddin</strong>
Karwani M.K., Kurdistan (Iraq), student in the English Department at the University of Slahaddin
 
<strong>Abid Hamdard, information technology officer, Action Contre La Faim (ACF), Afghanistan; listener for 18 months</strong>
Abid Hamdard, information technology officer, Action Contre La Faim (ACF), Afghanistan; listener for 18 months
 
<strong>Yun Bunthieng, BFD staff, Cambodia; listener since 2004</strong>
Yun Bunthieng, BFD staff, Cambodia; listener since 2004
 
<strong>Vathana, Cambodia, listener for 1 year</strong>
Vathana, Cambodia, listener for 1 year
 
<strong>Ikechukwu Bede Diho, Imo State, Nigeria, student of business administration and management at Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri; listener for 1 year</strong>
Ikechukwu Bede Diho, Imo State, Nigeria, student of business administration and management at Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri; listener for 1 year
 
<strong>Nwachukwuma Chukwuma Davidson, Nigeria; listener for 5 years</strong>
Nwachukwuma Chukwuma Davidson, Nigeria; listener for 5 years
 
<strong>Khuat Thanh Nam. student at Hanoi University of Technology; listener for 3 years</strong>
Khuat Thanh Nam. student at Hanoi University of Technology; listener for 3 years
 
<strong>Umit Bostanci, Istanbul, Turkey; listener for 1 year</strong>
Umit Bostanci, Istanbul, Turkey; listener for 1 year
 
<strong>Haru, engineer, Yokohama, Japan; listener for 6 months</strong>
Haru, engineer, Yokohama, Japan; listener for 6 months
 

<strong>Alex Wu: ''Hi, fellow readers: This is the 72-year-old guy who eats lots of veggies and walks around often.'' <a href='article.cfm?objectID=D12CB5CE-C1A6-456E-A948D35854B7EDC0&Title=Other%20pictures%20of%20Alex%20Wu&db=current' target='_'> Click to see other pictures</a></strong>
Alex Wu: ''Hi, fellow readers: This is the 72-year-old guy who eats lots of veggies and walks around often.'' Click to see other pictures
 

<strong>Nasima, Michael Matthias (English teacher), Dawood and Shajahan, Dhaka, Bangladesh</strong>
Nasima, Michael Matthias (English teacher), Dawood and Shajahan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 
<strong>Dardan Bekteshi, dentistry student, University of Pristina, Kosovo; listener since 2000</strong>
Dardan Bekteshi, dentistry student, University of Pristina, Kosovo; listener since 2000
 
<strong>Jahid, central bank executive, Bangladesh; listener for 2 years</strong>
Jahid, central bank executive, Bangladesh; listener for 2 years
 
<strong>Turjo, 7 years old, Bangladesh; listener for 2 years</strong>
Turjo, 7 years old, Bangladesh; listener for 2 years
 
<strong>Samuel Omoigu</strong>
Samuel Omoigu
 
<strong>Tong Chung</strong>
Tong Chung
 
<strong>Ashadi Suhendro, college student in systems information, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener for 2 weeks</strong>
Ashadi Suhendro, college student in systems information, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener for 2 weeks
 
<strong>Boris M. doctor, Moscow, Russia</strong>
Boris M. doctor, Moscow, Russia
 

<b>Mohammad Zarghami, metallurgy engineer, Iran; listener for 1 year</b>
Mohammad Zarghami, metallurgy engineer, Iran; listener for 1 year
 

<b>Hilmar Marino and family, from Peru, now in Boston, Massachusetts; listeners for 1 month</b>
Hilmar Marino and family, from Peru, now in Boston, Massachusetts; listeners for 1 month
 
<b>Recep Keser, research assistant in nuclear physics, Rize, Turkey</b>
Recep Keser, research assistant in nuclear physics, Rize, Turkey
 
<b>Jeremiah Jonah, Taraba State, Nigeria</b>
Jeremiah Jonah, Taraba State, Nigeria
 
<b>Alex Lopez, studying English since September 2004</b>
Alex Lopez, studying English since September 2004
 

<b>Hossein Torkaman, Iran, listener for more than 1 year</b>
Hossein Torkaman, Iran, listener for more than 1 year
 
<b>Suleiman Shaka</b>
Suleiman Shaka
 

<b>Nguyen Thanh Phong, from Vietnam, now in California; listener since 1991</b>
Nguyen Thanh Phong, from Vietnam, now in California; listener since 1991
 

<b>Natthawat Paramatr, Thailand, listener for more than 10 years</b>
Natthawat Paramatr, Thailand, listener for more than 10 years
 
<b>M. Krishnan Sadanandan, Kerala, India, mechanical engineer, listener for 7 years</b>
M. Krishnan Sadanandan, Kerala, India, mechanical engineer, listener for 7 years
 
<b>Ted Vo, University of Pharmacy, Saigon, Vietnam, listener for 5 years</b>
Ted Vo, University of Pharmacy, Saigon, Vietnam, listener for 5 years
 
<b>Oliver Lu, California, United States, listener for 3 years</b>
Oliver Lu, California, United States, listener for 3 years
 
<b>Ahmad Ghafouri, Iran, listener for 1 year</b>
Ahmad Ghafouri, Iran, listener for 1 year
 
<b>Mustafa Kutlu, computer engineer, Turkey</b>
Mustafa Kutlu, computer engineer, Turkey
 
<b>Khangarid, Mongolia</b>
Khangarid, Mongolia
 

<b>Qureshi World Listeners Club, Bahawalpur, Pakistan</b>
Qureshi World Listeners Club, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
 
<b>Mazhar Hashmi, Youth Star Listeners Club, Lahore, Pakistan</b>
Mazhar Hashmi, Youth Star Listeners Club, Lahore, Pakistan
 
<b>Otuwho Abel Evewero, Delta State, Nigeria, listener for more than 16 years</b>
Otuwho Abel Evewero, Delta State, Nigeria, listener for more than 16 years
 
<b>Kubiatsifon Thompson, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, listener for 10 years</b>
Kubiatsifon Thompson, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, listener for 10 years
 
<b>Supartono, electronic engineer, Jakarta, Indonesia, VOA listener since 2002</b>
Supartono, electronic engineer, Jakarta, Indonesia, VOA listener since 2002
 
<b>Muhammad Jumadi, English student, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak, Indonesia; listener for 1 month</b>
Muhammad Jumadi, English student, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak, Indonesia; listener for 1 month
 
<b>Giri Raj Tripathi, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; now a PhD scholar in the Department of Genetic Engineering at Chosun University, South Korea; listener for more than 1 year </b>
Giri Raj Tripathi, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; now a PhD scholar in the Department of Genetic Engineering at Chosun University, South Korea; listener for more than 1 year

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