Ahmad Shawkat

Ahmad Shawkat

An Iraqi journalist, Ahmad Shawkat was shot to death outside his media office in Mosul, on October 28, 2003, following a series of death threats. [ [http://www.insideout.org/documentaries/ahmad/ Inside Out Documentaries : Ahmad's War by Michael Goldfarb : WBUR Boston ] ]

Prior to his journalism, he had served as an anatomy professor at Mosul University, [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/books/review/30filkins.html?ex=1288324800&en=dd98e8c06908d21a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 'Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace': One of the Good Guys - New York Times ] ] and a Kurdish translator. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Ahmads-War-Peace-Surviving-Saddam/dp/0786715154 Amazon.com: Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace: Surviving Under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq: Books: Michael Goldfarb ] ]

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