Ahmad Shawkat

Ahmad Shawkat (Arabic: أحمد شوكت‎) was an Iraqi journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul, on 28 October 2003, following a series of death threats.[1][2]

Prior to his journalism, he had served as an anatomy professor at Mosul University,[3] and a Kurdish translator.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ahmad Shawkat". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2003-10-28. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  2. ↑ Inside Out Documentaries : Ahmad's War by Michael Goldfarb : WBUR Boston
  3. ↑ 'Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace': One of the Good Guys - New York Times
  4. ↑ Amazon.com: Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace: Surviving Under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq: Books: Michael Goldfarb