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Sep 2023
30m 29s

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad: Iraq Through Iraqis' ...

Center For Strategic And International Studies
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This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with award-winning Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. During the conversation, Abdul-Ahad discusses the fallout from the war and U.S. occupation, his career reporting from Iraq, and the ways that working alongside leading journalists influenced his work. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Natasha Hall and Leah ... Show More
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