Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  Jun 13, 2007	Episode 37 0f 38 - “One of Thousands”
The shocking and severely disturbing finale to Ausama’s videos in Hometown Baghdad. Ausama asked me to post the following note to the viewers of Hometown Baghdad after his final video was online. Dear all, First of all, I want to say that I never thought that we would be...... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  May 30, 2007	Episode 34 - “Back to Baghdad”
If you thought Adel was upbeat in Syria, wait until you see Ausama hitting the streets of Damascus. But the vacation is over. And now he returns to Baghdad. Bookmark to: view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  May 15, 2007	Episode 28 - “Tickets and Popcorn”
With his bags packed, Ausama escapes the “prison” of Baghdad for a brief respite. Edmund Sanders at The Los Angeles Times wrote a great article about Hometown Baghdad today. Check it out here . If you can get your hands on a hard copy of it, you will see that...... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  May 14, 2007	Episode 27 - “Market Boom”
Ausama takes us on a trip to the market. I made some little design and usability changes to the site. I hope you like them. Also, many people have commented on Saif’s struggle to practice dentistry outside of Iraq. About a week and a half ago, the Washington Post...... [view]

Posted By:  catthu Posted On:  May 8, 2007	" To change the world, you have to first change yourself " - My latest article in TakingItGlobal 's Panorama
http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=13195&start=0 I remember that I have had the ambition of being at Princeton, and of standing at the highest position. Things changed; and yes, I still want to get into Princeton, but for a slightly different purpose....... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  May 7, 2007	Episode 24 - “Troops”
American troops in Iraq - threat or protection? Tell a Friend ... [view]

Posted By:  catthu Posted On:  May 6, 2007	Happy Birthday Mom!
Happy Birthday Mom! ... [view]

Posted By:  catthu Posted On:  May 5, 2007	A B C D E F G , no more of the SAT (at least until october)
Couldn't get the perfect scores I wanted, but the tests were not bad. They were kind of good actually, but well, you'll never know, SAT math is tricky. So I'm done with that... and have only 20 more to go next week!... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto Posted On:  May 2, 2007	Episode 22 of 45 - “Sick of This”
Murder in the name of religion. If you live in the New York area, I am going to be on Brian Lehrer’s show on channel 75 tonight talking about Hometown Baghdad, online video and politics. It will also be available as a video podcast in a few days. I will be appearing with Zeyad,...... [view]