Pulitzer prize winning journalist, Anthony Shadid, died in Syria

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He's been shot in Ramallah, bombed in Baghdad and kidnapped in Libya. He died from an asthma attack in Syria while on assignment there for The New York Times. Raised in Oklahoma with Lebanese roots he became fluent in Arabic after college and rebuilt his family home in Marjayoun, Lebanon. My heart goes out to his wife New York Times correspondent, Nada Bakri and their young son Malik and daughter Laila. May he rest in peace.

Frontline: Remembering Anthony Shadid

Democracy Now did a great video package on him today if you'd like to watch it.

Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Incomparable, Pulitzer-Winning Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria

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Adding one more story remembering Shadid done by NPR's "Fresh Air" discussing his coverage of the Arab Spring and the last interview he did with them on it. It's about 20 minutes of audio if you want to take a listen.

Fresh Air Remembers War Reporter Anthony Shadid

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Adding one more story remembering Shadid done by NPR's "Fresh Air" discussing his coverage of the Arab Spring and the last interview he did with them on it. It's about 20 minutes of audio if you want to take a listen.

Fresh Air Remembers War Reporter Anthony Shadid

Thanks for the info! My husband is from a village very close to Homs. Some of his extended family have been killed or injured. They're Christian and very afraid of what's next

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Thanks for the info! My husband is from a village very close to Homs. Some of his extended family have been killed or injured. They're Christian and very afraid of what's next

I'm very sorry to hear it. Please extend my sympathy to him and his family. I hope they may get the help they need with a heavy weight diplomat like Kofi Annan being appointed as the UN-Arab envoy to Syria for the cease-fire negotiations with Assad's regime.

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I'm very sorry to hear it. Please extend my sympathy to him and his family. I hope they may get the help they need with a heavy weight diplomat like Kofi Annan being appointed as the UN-Arab envoy to Syria for the cease-fire negotiations with Assad's regime.

Thanks so much and keep posting

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Thanks for the info! My husband is from a village very close to Homs. Some of his extended family have been killed or injured. They're Christian and very afraid of what's next

Some of the nicest people I have ever met have been christian syrians. There are alot of them here in Orlando and they have restaurants. If you ever come to Orlando, let me know and Ill tell you all the good restaurants

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Some of the nicest people I have ever met have been christian syrians. There are alot of them here in Orlando and they have restaurants. If you ever come to Orlando, let me know and Ill tell you all the good restaurants

Thanks so much for the offer Kat! I will take you up on that pretty soon since we're planning a trip to Orlando in the near future. I was born and raised there and would love to show my hubby Disney World. Those darn Syrians love their Restaurants don't they?? My husband owns one in the Portland, OR area He'd love to meet other Arabs that own Restaurants in that area since he's planning on expanding one of these days!

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Which restaurant in stumptown? We might already have ate there. One of the drs I work with is Syrian Christian, and she's sent me to a couple good places too. :-)

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Which restaurant in stumptown? We might already have ate there. One of the drs I work with is Syrian Christian, and she's sent me to a couple good places too. :-)

It's actually in Vancouver...but close enough to Portland for you to visit It's called Jerusalem Cafe and the locations are downtown on Evergreen Blvd and the other off of 205 on Mill Plain and Chkalov. Be glad to treat you and your family to a free meal when you have time!

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I know there are many tributes out there, but I found this, in the guise of a review of his new book, particularly good: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/4515/finding-bayt-across-borders-of-stone

And, happy to know of a new restaurant in the Portland area. We will definitely make it across the river to try it out one day soon.

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It's actually in Vancouver...but close enough to Portland for you to visit It's called Jerusalem Cafe and the locations are downtown on Evergreen Blvd and the other off of 205 on Mill Plain and Chkalov. Be glad to treat you and your family to a free meal when you have time!

ahh! i've driven past the one on mill plain tons of times. we'll have to check it out sometime when we're in the couv. that's really cool.

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Thanks jpaula for the link! Also thanks for the Oregon restaurant recommendations as well. Maybe dh and I will give them a try when we're in Portland mid-August.

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I couldn't decide which Syrian related thread to post this in but since this one is talking about food I think the latest news may be appropriate here.

After the Syrian Army overwhelmed and took control of Homs they are allowing the Red Cross to bring in humanitarian aid to the people. New York Times Article

From the video I've seen the place is a virtual ghost town. The Army separated the males age 12 and up from the women and children. The let the females go but reports say they killed the men. They also killed those who tried to flee. They also fired shots at Syrians crossing the border following them into Lebanon, so the battle has spilled over some of the borders. This was reported in the Senate meeting on Syria yesterday. They've been discussing the pros and cons of Congress having the authority to make a commitment to go to war in Syria and helping with a democratic transition there.

At least some relief is being brought in for those who have survived the nearly year long siege. Some credit has to go the China and Russia on this as well for recently joining the international community condemning Syria for not allowing humanitarian aid to reach the people. However, that is the only part that they have softened their position on.

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I couldn't decide which Syrian related thread to post this in but since this one is talking about food I think the latest news may be appropriate here.

After the Syrian Army overwhelmed and took control of Homs they are allowing the Red Cross to bring in humanitarian aid to the people. New York Times Article

From the video I've seen the place is a virtual ghost town. The Army separated the males age 12 and up from the women and children. The let the females go but reports say they killed the men. They also killed those who tried to flee. They also fired shots at Syrians crossing the border following them into Lebanon, so the battle has spilled over some of the borders. This was reported in the Senate meeting on Syria yesterday. They've been discussing the pros and cons of Congress having the authority to make a commitment to go to war in Syria and helping with a democratic transition there.

At least some relief is being brought in for those who have survived the nearly year long siege. Some credit has to go the China and Russia on this as well for recently joining the international community condemning Syria for not allowing humanitarian aid to reach the people. However, that is the only part that they have softened their position on.

Would be nice to meet some of you VJ girls! Hope to see you guys at the Restaurant one of these days!