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Posted By:  Kip
Posted On:  Aug 14, 2007

  Chindia-Emerging Economic Clout

Today i was feeling 'global' and thought why not check the other world economies and the influence on our stock market as well as other emerging markets. Upon extensive research i realized that some of the top four rapidly expanding economies have a bearing on our Sub saharan developing...... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto
Posted On:  Jun 8, 2007

  Episode 36 - “Zaghareet”

With this episode, Saif’s story in Hometown Baghdad comes to a close. In the coming few days/weeks, we’ll be hearing more from Saif on the blog about where he is now and what he has been doing since filming ended on Hometown Baghdad. As this video shows and as he will tell...... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto
Posted On:  May 27, 2007

  Episode 33 - “Out of War”

The final departure. In this video, we see Saif’s brother Mohammad who, as you may recall, was profiled in a short documentary on Youtube (not produced by us). Check it out here - Homeless . It reveals his experience as an exile, a life that his brother, our Saif, is now...... [view]

Posted By:  mikedibenedetto
Posted On:  May 17, 2007

  Episode 29 - “Nothing But Guitar”

We have seen Saif say goodbye to so many of his friends. Now, he is nearly alone in Baghdad. A couple more great stories on Hometown Baghdad are coming out in the upcoming days. Wolf Blitzer’s crew from CNN was at our offices this morning and a story on us will air (in...... [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 10, 2007

  Episode 26 - “Beggar at the Gate”

An unexpected visitor shows up while Saif prepares to leave Baghdad. On April 9th , the 4th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, we posted a message from our extremely talented and eloquent director, Ziad Turkey. He refers to watching one of the participants pack his bags and...... [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 4, 2007

  Episode 23 - “Iraqi Man”

Losing a best friend. Zaid leaves. If you missed me on Brian Lehrer Live, watch it here . I was lucky enough to appear with Zeyad from Healing Iraq whose blog is an amazing peak at Baghdad. Tags: iraq , war , hometown , baghdad , vlog , series , brian ,...... [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]

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