eye in the storm

January 17, 2018 9:11 AM

Mosul Eye is a blogger and historian who stayed in Mosul to chronicle the city under ISIS. Chronicler of Islamic State ‘killing machine’ goes public, Lori Hinnant and Maggie Michael

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posted by the man of twists and turns (4 comments total)

This is so harrowing and so compelling. I know some anthropologists / fieldworkers / ethnomusicologists that have stayed in conflict zones like this one for similar reasons, and the toll it takes is unimaginable. At the same time, the contribution this makes to (reliable, well-substantiated) historiography is immense.
posted by LMGM at 10:06 AM on January 17, 2018

Impressive and kudos to him.
posted by Samizdata at 12:27 PM on January 17, 2018

What an amazing person Omar is. I can't believe the risk he took to tell Mosul's story. Yes he is a scholar. And a hero.
posted by biggreenplant at 2:57 PM on January 17, 2018 [1 favorite]

Incredible bravery in the face of the horrors that city has witnessed.
posted by Existential Dread at 7:52 PM on January 17, 2018