BAQUBA — Just about everyone in Iraq is a loser as a result of the occupation, but none more than women. One of the more obvious signs of that is the very large number of widows. The Asharq al-Awsat Arab media channel estimated in late 2007 there were 2.3 million widows in Iraq. These include
The Love Stories Are Gone
BAGHDAD — As statistics go, at least 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the occupation, now in its fifth year. Every one of them has left behind once loved ones to mourn the loss and to think of what might have been. This is the land of the Arabian Nights, and of love
‘Special Weapons’ Have a Fallout on Babies
FALLUJAH — Babies born in Fallujah are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say. The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after “special weaponry” was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.
Animals Too Struggle for Survival
FALLUJAH — Amidst the huge and growing death toll, it has been easy to forget that animals, in their own way, are finding it hard to survive in Iraq. “Like human beings, animals find it very hard to stay alive now,” Dr. Sammy Hashim, a veterinarian who lives and works west of Baghdad, between Fallujah
Death Toll ‘Above Highest Estimates’
BAQUBA — The real number of the dead is far higher than even the highest declared in death tolls, many Iraqis say. A study by doctors from the Johns Hopkins School of Health in conjunction with Iraqi doctors from al-Mustanceriya University in Baghdad, published in the British medical journal The Lancet in October 2006, estimated
Through Occupation, The Very Dreams Change
BAQUBA, May 27 (IPS) – After more than five years of U.S. occupation, the very dreams of the people of Baquba have changed. For a start, they are no longer about the future. Today, a shower is a dream. Or that the electricity supply continues just that little bit longer. “These needs are very trivial
Martha Gellhorn Award Media
Reporters share Gellhorn prize The Guardian by: Caitlin Fitzsimmons Monday May 19 2008 Read full article at original posting here Two freelance journalists have jointly won this year’s Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism for their reports from the Middle East. The prize is to be shared by the American Dahr Jamail for his work as
Inter Press Service Writers Win Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism
Read Original IPS press release, with photos, here IPS is delighted to announce that Mohammed Omer (Gaza) and Dahr Jamail (Iraq) have won the influential Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. Mohammed reports for IPS on the plight of surviving in Gaza. Much of his work arises from the personal experience of living in an extremely
THE MARTHA GELLHORN PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM 2008
For immediate release The prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism 2008 has been won by Dahr Jamail and Mohammed Omer. In the spirit of the great war reporter Martha Gellhorn, these two extraordinary journalists – Dahr Jamail is American and Mohammed Omer is Palestinian — share the Prize for their courageous, insightful and, above all,
The Hard Truth on Sadr City, Iraq; and the Deplorable Treatment of Veterans in America
The following is testimony presented to Congress by Kristofer Shawn Goldsmith on May 15, 2008. While there were several powerful testimonies by several Iraq veterans, all worth watching, this one in particular provides a taste of what is actually happening in Iraq, and what soldiers of conscience face upon their return home. You can view