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Ms Julia Guest

Journalist and Broadcaster, with direct experience of 'post-war' Iraq

Name
Ms Julia Guest
Occupation
Documentary film maker and journalist;
Expertise

Direct experience of Iraq pre and post occupation as film maker and investigative journalist

Experience

Is willing to produce expert reports on appropriate subjects, especially in relation to social groups in 'post-war' Iraq

Publications

PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTIONS

Exhibitions, The Kurdish Peace Train, opened Article X1X's office London 1997, shown London, Frankfurt, Arhus, Copenhagen, Hague.

Broadcast films, Sanctions busting in Iraq, Changemakers, Transmitted BBC3 Feb 2003

Jo's Diary - legal challenge to sanctions in Iraq and opposition to Iraq war, Transmitted Jan 2003 BBC1, Inside out, South West region.

Jo's Diary, part2. includes civilian casualities during bombing of Baghdad, Circus to Iraq, schools in Sadr city, camps for IDP's inside Baghdad, siege of Falluja. transmitted September 2004

"Baghdad Stories" 52 documentary Young Iraqi journalists attempting to establish a newspaper in Baghdad, after the occupation.

"Silenced in Iraq" Story of Iraq's deaf community in Iraq, pre and post conflict – post production stage.

A Letter to the Prime Minister, Feature length documentary focusing on pre and post conflict Iraq, up to and including the siege of Falluja 2004.

Video interviews for Amnesty International on the subject of violence against women in Iraq.

Extensive work around Iraqi Health care system pre and post conflict developments.

Other media work across the Middle East and Africa, including Algeria, Western Sahara, Yemen, Palestinian Authorities, Morroco.  Also Burkina Faso and Angola

Extensive network of journalistic and other contacts across Iraq.

Languages
Fluent French, basic written arabic
Ethnic groups expertise
KURDISH, ARAB
Political groups expertise
Baath Party Iraq; Kurdish political parties of Iraq, , eg KDP, PUK, IWCP also SCIRI (Badr Organisation) ; 'Political Islam', eg Al-Qaeda, Mahdi Army (Moqtada al-Sadir), Ansar Al-Islam, Ansar Al-Sunna
Religious groups expertise
All
Other social groups expertise
Local media, Prisoners, women, children, displaced groups, handicapped
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
Phone
[Private to EIN members]
Address
[Private to EIN members]