10 November 2003

Journey into Baghdad and wonder why more than 11 ounces of Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot" needs to be smuggled into the hands of drama students. See into the paintings of Amal who lives in the oldest house in Baghdad. Listen to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak as a "brother to the suffering poor of Iraq… and for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted, and for the poor of America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in Iraq." Meet Sundus and her gift, and never forget her. Show that part of Baghdad we rarely see: the part with people in it. Learn of music that speaks to the sadness of life, an expression of infinite sadness, and why Celine Dion is seemingly so popular in Baghdad. Understand that joy still springs within the tremors of war and occupation, and there is dancing, dancing that will not cease. Visit Baghdad in No Particular Order.