http://thestory.org/special-features/ahmed-s-diary/Ahmed_Art_and_War_August_25_2008.mp3 Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/special-features/ahmed-s-diary/Ahmed_Art_and_War_August_25_2008.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/special-features/ahmed-s-diary/Ahmed_Art_and_War_August_25_2008.mp3 <p></p><h4>Ahmed: Art and War</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/2b7b7f6c000906b2d52d91596a5a6fe9" alt="Ahmed Grieving Woman" height="100" width="100" />"Grieving Woman" statue and photo by Ahmed Fadaam</p><p>Ahmed recently visited the military base at Ft. Bragg, NC. He talks to Dick Gordon about the profound ambivalence he felt about meeting troops there: how it was both difficult on one level and yet humanizing on another. He also talks about returning to the art studio, after five years of not creating any sculpture. Despite wanting to escape the war through art, he finds that the war still haunts his imagination.</p><ul><li>See more of <a title="Ahmed's &quot;Grieving Woman&quot;" href="resolveuid/40cf6297bcdf0e9642c5bdb9eb96a34c" target="_self">Ahmed's statue</a><br /></li><li>Check out <a href="http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/author/afadam/" target="_self">Ahmed's blog</a></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><p></p> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00