Alive in Baghdad
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aliveinbaghdad.orgAlive in Baghdad was formed to counter the sound-bite driven, 'Live From' news model. Through the work of a team of Americans and Iraqi correspondents on the ground, Alive in Baghdad shows the occupation through the voices of Iraqis. Alive in Baghdad brings testimonies from individual Iraqis, footage of daily life in Iraq, and short news segments from Iraq to you.
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| 1 | VideoCollective Punishment: From Adhamiya to Afghanistan | House demolitions in Adhamiya have been one of many tactics employed by the United States military in its attempts to quell violence and insurgents in the troubled neighborhood. The tactic of house demolition has been a familiar one to the United States, | 4/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoLiquor Shops Open for Business | As calm returns to Baghdad, liquor shops, once targets of Jihadists and Shi'a militias, have reopened their doors. Though some doubt their calling, they are doing brisk business in calm, but war-shattered Baghdad. | 3/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoUS Withdrawing as Media Retreat from Iraq | Last week, President Barack Obama fulfilled one of his campaign promises to the US electorate when he laid out his public plan to have the US military withdraw from Iraq by 2010. While some have bristled at Obama's decision to leave 50,000 troops st | 3/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoJournalists in Danger Despite Drop in Censorship | Journalism in Iraq is a deadly business. The Committee to Protect Journalism, an international NGO focusing on dangers for journalists worldwide, has repeatedly ranked Iraq as one of the deadliest countries for journalists to work in. Rayat al-Arab, an I | 2/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoBaghdad Hospitals Improve Slowly | Previously on Alive in Baghdad, our correspondents have documented theissues facing pharmacists and the distribution of medicine in Iraq.Following up on that, this week we examine the problems andopportunities for Iraqi doctors and hospital workers, as w | 2/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoSome Words from Al-Sadr's Spokesman | The results of Iraq's 2009 provincial elections are in, and while the statistics are clear, the consequences are more difficult to discern. What can be noted for sure is that political parties who campaigned on a stronger central government and a un | 2/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoNight Life Returns to Baghdad | What used to be a rare scene in war-torn Iraq is becoming quite common again: Families gather in lush parks after prayers and breakfast and stay until all hours of the night. Small children play, old men battle for supremacy in dominoes, and young men ga | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoFake Pharmacies Plague Iraq | IRAQ, BAGHDAD - Tales of tainted merchandise, non-existent oversight, and government extortion may seem like headlines from sensationalist western media, but these are also just some of the problems facing pharmacists in Iraq today. Though the central go | 1/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoPastry Shops Thriving in Iraq | Even through the darkest days of the invasion and civil war, Iraq's candy and pastry makers have endured it all. Some see the profession as just another trade to provide for their family, but many also see it as a creative outlet. Their traditional | 1/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoAshura, A Sign of the Times | The Day of Ashura, which commemorates the slaying of Hussein ibn Ali, is one of the holiest days in Shiite Islam. Each year, millions of Shi'a pilgrims gather at shrines in Iraq to mourn the loss of Imam Husayn, a hero of Islam and a grandson of the | 1/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoIraq's Free Press? | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad - Newspapers in Iraq have a long history during Iraq's various regimes and government changes. These changes left a strong impact on writing, journalism, and educating the Iraqi population. There were very few newspapers or mag | 1/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoAfter Saddam, Building Amarah | Iraq, Amarah - Deep in the southeast of Iraq along the border with Iran lies the Governorate of Maysan. Approximately 800,000 Iraqis live there, most followers of the Shi'ite Islamic sect. During the war between Iraq and Iran in the 1980s Maysan pro | 12/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoJournalists Still At Risk in Iraq | Just over a year ago, Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, a journalist and correspondent for Alive in Baghdad, received a knock at his door. It was just after 11:30 at night, outside Ali was greeted with an Iraqi National Guard convoy. Hearing gunshots, Ali's | 12/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoMosques in Iraq's Civil War | VIDEO - Baghdad, Iraq - Al-Qa'eda used Islam as a way of drawing a wide base in Arab and Muslim countries, while in Iraq other militias manipulated local Imams and Muslim clerics. Both saw controlling mosques as a tactic for providing secure gatheri | 12/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoRamadan Brings Optimism to Sadr City | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad/Sadr City – Ramadan is an important religious event for the Muslim community all over the world. In Iraq it is special too, people in Iraq consider it as a family occasion, and a time for the family to meet. One of the Iraqi t | 12/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoStill No Electricity Surge | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – The electricity is the second greatest concern for the Iraqi people after security. Iraqis have suffered from a lack of electricity before the war and have been angry to see it continue after. The excuse most often given by | 11/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | Video100 Years Later, Iraq Railroad Still Runs | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – The railroad in Iraq has a long history of wars and occupations, in the 1920s the railroads tracks were used by the British forces for transporting military supplies from London to Baghdad during the British occupation and i | 11/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSahwa, What Next After Al-Qaeda? | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – The Sahwa Councils or what are also known as "Sahwa Forces" had a strong impact and important role in bringing stability to some areas of Iraq such as Anbar province, Ramadi, Fallujah, and some other areas in Baghd | 11/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoIraqi Professors Demand Rights | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – University professors are considered by many to be the leaders of Iraqi society. The professor was experiencing many dangers, such as death threats, car bombs, and gangs. Despite all these conditions many professors continue | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoWho Would Iraq Elect, Obama or McCain? | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad - This week at Alive in Baghdad, with the United States Presidential election looming and Iraq coverage dwindling dramatically, we decided to combine the two topics. Correspondents Nabeel Kamal and Ali Al-Le'abiy hit the street | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoHow Do Young Iraqis Spend Their Free Time? | The education system in Iraq is well known as one of the best education systems in the Arab lands, most scientific departments give lectures to the students in English, for example in the medical departments most of the books are imported from famous uni | 10/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoTwo Families Survive Iraq's Militias | VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad/Saediya/Adhamiya - The sectarian conflict in Iraq was one of the main problems that has continued to limit stability and security in certain Iraqi provinces. Many people were forced to sell their house and flee to other neighborhood | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoIs There a Fuel Crisis in Baghdad? | VIDEO - Baghdad, Iraq – it's well known that Iraq has one of the largest reserves of oil in the world, so it is quite ironic that the Iraqi people are constantly having problems obtaining various products produced from oil such as gasoline, pr | 10/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoBaghdad Security Plan Burdens Residents | VIDEO - Baghdad, Iraq - The ongoing fighting in Baghdad pushed the Iraqi and US forces to establish checkpoints all over the city to secure the roads and neighborhoods. Controlling the cars inside the city and preventing them from distributing weapons or | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Amazing
As someone who is involved in media, and lived in the Middle East, I can say that this is one of the few places I have seen important and recent footage of Baghdad. The choice of what to show is balanced. Some is everyday, such as relatively peaceful neighborhoods and people trying to put their lives back together. Some is not so peaceful, giving vivid accounts of aggression by U.S. forces. Try to put this kind of work on mainstream American media. It's simply too important and too real. iTunes, Podcasting and these four young journos are all to be congratulated. Excellent work!
The way it is
Watch the video of the families dealing with aftermath of the Gulf war, Baghdad Children's hospital, Crisis of curfews and the artist's life after the invasion. These are clips from the lives of the common - post invasion. The video bloggers have not taken any sides, pro or anti war; they are simply showing the lives of people as they are. For once we see the perspective of few of the millions of Iraqis that have been been effected by the occupation and chaos. You may love George Bush, but atleast love him enough to see the reality of the conflict and the toll that its taken on people's lives.
This is a real look at real people in Iraq
It’s so easy for so many naive inhabitants of the United States to pretend that Iraq is filled with wicked inhabitants who are consecutively planning to kill the pure and blameless masses that live in America. I watched the first episode and have since downloaded every episode. These are true stories of real civilians that have been forced by fate to make a sacrifice for America’s freedom war in Iraq.
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