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 5 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