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Ahmed's Diary
Ahmed Abdullah is Dick Gordon's former fixer and translator based in Baghdad. Ahmed was a sculptor. Then the war came, and he now makes his living as a photographer and reporter. He is keeping an audio diary for The Story. Podcast: Ahmed's Diary
February 4, 2008
Monday, February 4 2008
Ahmed's Diary
Ahmed Abdullah is back with his latest audio diary.
How does an average person earn money these days in Iraq? Ask Ahmed. Ahmed has managed to earn a living but his own brother cannot find a job. And when a person does find a job, the danger may increase.
December 17, 2007
Monday, December 17 2007
The Two Baghdads
Dick became friends with Ahmed Abdullah in 2003 when Ahmed was his interview "fixer" and translator. Since then, the two have remained friends, and Ahmed has been keeping an audio diary since The Story's inception.
Ahmed's latest entry is a study of the two Baghdads that he sees in Iraq. During the day, the city has become somewhat calmer, but at night, the city itself becomes the biggest fear weighing on its citizens' minds.
October 22, 2007
Monday, October 22 2007
Ahmed's Diary
People in Baghdad are still talking about what happened on September 16 - the day an incident involving the private security company Blackwater USA left at least 17 Iraqis dead. Ahmed Abdullah visited the scene in Nisour Square and talked to witnesses. One witness, an Iraqi soldier, told Ahmed that he tried to get Blackwater personnel to help the wounded. Instead, one of them took aim at the man and shot him in the chest.
October 3, 2007
Wednesday, October 3 2007
AHMED'S DIARY
Ahmed has gotten used to hearing about friends and colleagues who have been killed. But he is still shaken by the news. When a young friend, Khalid, was killed recently, Ahmed learned some new lessons about Iraq.
September 10, 2007
Monday, September 10 2007
Ahmed's Diary
Today, Gen. David Petraeus makes his report to a Congress hostile to the war in Iraq.
Last time we heard from Ahmed, the war had made its way into his neighborhood in Baghdad. He had found spent bullet casings in his backyard. Now Ahmed's attention has shifted inside the house - his brother Ali and his family have moved in. If the neighborhood gets even more dangerous, Ahmed wonders what will become of all of them if they lose their home.
