My mother was killed for not wearing a veil
Nissrin Muhammad, IRIN (Jul 10, 2007)
Nissrin Muhammad, 19, an economics student, says she is desperate and
does not know what to do with her two-month-old brother, Abdul-Aziz,
after her mother was killed a few weeks ago for not wearing a veil.
I was cooking for him but he was already dead...
Noor Muhammad, IRIN (Jun 18, 2007)
Noor Muhammad, 36, is struggling to raise her children alone after her husband was shot dead in an attack in Baghdad. 'I was cooking for him but he was already dead. When my son screamed my name, crying, I ran to the living room and saw his father lying on the ground with bullets in his body on an Iraqi TV channel. The presenter was saying that he was one of the victims of an exchange of fire between insurgents and Iraqi soldiers.'
I was forced to give up my humanitarian work to save my daughter
Hilal Naim, IRIN (Jun 5, 2007)
Hilal Naim, 33, has stopped working with humanitarian agencies in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after his son was killed and the life of his only daughter threatened by militants. Naim had never had any trouble in his job helping displaced families until militants one day demanded that he give it up.
I have to scrounge around rubbish bins to feed my children
Adeela Harith, IRIN (Jun 5, 2007)
Adeela Harith, a 39-year-old widow and mother of three, says she misses the days when her husband was daily bringing them food and when they used to sleep in a safe house in comfort. As a recently-widowed displaced person, she has no support and is now collecting left-overs from rubbish bins to feed her children.
Video Diary: Tickets and Popcorn
Adel, Hometown Baghdad (May 25, 2007)
"I'm living my life through the TV," Adel says at the start of this Hometown Baghdad episode. Looking for a break, he travels to Syria for a night at the cinema. Hometown Baghdad was shot by an all-Iraqi crew and tells the stories of three young people trying to survive in Baghdad.
Video Diary: Market Boom
Adel, Hometown Baghdad (May 23, 2007)
In this episode of Hometown Baghdad, Adel goes to a Baghdad market in search of a suitcase for a trip. Before he leaves, he is informed by a friend of a sniper firing at people on the road to the market. Adel picks a different road. At the market, he talks to a luggage seller about his booming business.
Video Diary: Beggar at the Gate
Saif, Hometown Baghdad (May 16, 2007)
Saif is leaving Baghdad. His family is already in Jordan and it is his job to prepare the family home for a fmaily that will stay their until his own family decides to return. In an small but illuminating moment typical of the Hometown Baghdad series, Saif receives a begger, a woman asking for money. Hometown Baghdad was shot by an all-Iraqi crew and tells the stories of three young people trying to survive in Baghdad.
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