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Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows
17/03/08 00:48 Filed in: Journalism
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It's the
fifth anniversary of the Iraq War and with talk of it
not being even half-way through, we are approaching
the 4000th American combat death.
More importantly, a recent World Health Organization report based on Iraqi Health Ministry figures estimated that 151,000 Iraqi civilians were killed between March 2003, the start of the invasion, and June 2006.
Many of the reports of civilian deaths are disputed. What cannot be argued, however, is another grave consequence of the Iraq War: the displacement crisis as a mass exodus of Iraqis flee the instabilities and ever-increasing sectarian violence at home, tearing their families apart.
In mid-January 2008, with the support of the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), I traveled to Amman, Jordan to photograph and record a few of these families trapped in a no-man’s land; asylum seekers looking for refuge, too afraid to return to their blood-soaked country.
Here are a few of their stories.
For more information please check out.. The UNHCR Jordan Website
More importantly, a recent World Health Organization report based on Iraqi Health Ministry figures estimated that 151,000 Iraqi civilians were killed between March 2003, the start of the invasion, and June 2006.
Many of the reports of civilian deaths are disputed. What cannot be argued, however, is another grave consequence of the Iraq War: the displacement crisis as a mass exodus of Iraqis flee the instabilities and ever-increasing sectarian violence at home, tearing their families apart.
In mid-January 2008, with the support of the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), I traveled to Amman, Jordan to photograph and record a few of these families trapped in a no-man’s land; asylum seekers looking for refuge, too afraid to return to their blood-soaked country.
Here are a few of their stories.
For more information please check out.. The UNHCR Jordan Website
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I Got Blogged
I have been blogged a few times this year but it was
really great to wake up to
this blog post in the
Guardian.
I met Jemima Kiss last night at a Seesmic meet up in Austin, Texas. I thought she was a really nice person..
Nicer now..
Leave a comment if you have the inclination and you never know.. i may get interviewed again.
I met Jemima Kiss last night at a Seesmic meet up in Austin, Texas. I thought she was a really nice person..
Nicer now..
Leave a comment if you have the inclination and you never know.. i may get interviewed again.
Our Man Inside Amman - A podast interview.
29/01/08 12:27 Filed in: Journalism
| internet
Here is a turn up for the books..
Instead
of grafting away at a podcast all of my own I have
relied on the very professional skills of David
Bailey over at
The DFBMBE
Podcast
I feel I am bowled over with my various projects at the moment so I am literally popping the url to his podcast in my feed. This not only saves me some valuble editing time but also helps me to introduce and thank a British podcaster who lives in Canada called David Bailey.
David kindly took the time to phone me up whilst I was working In Amman, Jordan and stole a few moments to record this brief interview. This may go a little way to explaining where I have been these last few weeks. Maybe it will even go some way to apologising in advance for my lackadaisical approach to podcasting as I finish up the project and get it over to the UNHCR.
David's content can be found at http://dfbmbe.wordpress.com and of course my podcast is at Documentally.com
You can also stream the podcast here.. DFBMBE Blog
Many thanks to Dave in taking the time to call me in jordan and for making the interview available as a podcast.
correction: During the interview i should have said... It is the largest refugee crisis to hit the Middle East in 60 years. We must not forget Afghanistan.
I feel I am bowled over with my various projects at the moment so I am literally popping the url to his podcast in my feed. This not only saves me some valuble editing time but also helps me to introduce and thank a British podcaster who lives in Canada called David Bailey.
David kindly took the time to phone me up whilst I was working In Amman, Jordan and stole a few moments to record this brief interview. This may go a little way to explaining where I have been these last few weeks. Maybe it will even go some way to apologising in advance for my lackadaisical approach to podcasting as I finish up the project and get it over to the UNHCR.
David's content can be found at http://dfbmbe.wordpress.com and of course my podcast is at Documentally.com
You can also stream the podcast here.. DFBMBE Blog
Many thanks to Dave in taking the time to call me in jordan and for making the interview available as a podcast.
correction: During the interview i should have said... It is the largest refugee crisis to hit the Middle East in 60 years. We must not forget Afghanistan.