In what has got to be one of the silliest stories of the new decade thus far - a move to name a street in Al Mazar after former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, has been revoked after a great deal of interference by the Jordanian government, supposedly lead by the Kuwaiti foreign ministry. It is […]

Here’s the thing. Back in December, the world pretty much laughed and cheered as Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at former US President, George W. Bush. And since then, shoe-throwing as a form of political protest seems to have come back in to fashion. It’s being referred to as “shoeing”.
According to it’s Wiki […]

Remembering the shocking images of Abu Ghraib is not an easy thing to do. While it caught most of the world off guard, it came as something fairly expected of a US-invader. But for one of the few times in history, images and videos played such an essential role in documenting a horrific crime. To […]

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I hate sounding cynical. But I’m trying to be realistic here. This is not to say I hate the guy. I don’t even know him. And to be fair, it’s still his first day on the job. But seriously. Looking at how people are reacting to this. Especially the more westernized Jordanians here. […]

Lawmakers on Wednesday observed a minute’s silence in a show of support for Iraqi television reporter Muntazer Zaidi who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush earlier this week. The action was taken following a proposal by MP Tayseer Shdeifat, who also asked House Speaker Abdul Hadi Majali to issue a statement demanding […]

In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, a reporter stood up and shouted “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” before hurtling his shoes at Mr Bush, narrowly missing him. [source]
Here’s the kicker, if by Western standards, Palestinian kids throwing rocks are terrorists, then what about Iraqi journalists who […]

FP Passport has an interesting feature on what is best described as “graphical journalism”. The book, “After 9/11″, is essentially a graphical representation of the 9/11 Commission report. You can hear about the artists/authors on NPR.
The reason I wanted to post this is mainly because I am always fascinated, if not infatuated, with how information […]

From his rise to power to his eventual downfall and execution, the BBC along with HBO Films, produced a four-part miniseries about the life of Saddam Hussein that aired a few days ago. As far as a drama TV production, I have to admit, House Of Saddam was pretty good. It kind of reminded me […]