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Hadi al-Mahdi (ca. 1967 – 8 September 2011), an Iraqi, was working as a freelance journalist and radio talk show host of "To Whoever Listens," which was broadcast by Radio Demozy (104.01 FM) out of Baghdad Iraq. He was assassinated in his home.〔Committee to Protect Journalists. 2011. “Hadi al-Mahdi.” Retrieved September 20, 2011 ().〕〔Reporters Without Borders. 2011. “Well-known irreverent journalist shot dead in his home.” Retrieved September 20, 2011 ().〕 While al-Mahdi was one of 95 journalists killed in the last ten years, his death was widely noted in the intellectual community of Iraq. According to the New York Times story after his death, "perhaps none of the (other) killings (of Iraqi journalists) has resonated so deeply in a nook of society that welcomed war with such eagerness."〔Tim Arango. 2011. "Optimism of Intellectuals Ebbs in Iraq." New York Times, 14 May 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011 (NYTimes )〕 The ''New York Times'', which wrote a profile on him one year before he was killed, compared him to "Rush Limbaugh" in his visibility and impact: "arguably the most breathtaking exercise of free speech in a place where its limits are still being established. It is, by some accounts, one of the most popular programs on the air in Baghdad. It is, without question, immensely entertaining."〔Steven Lee Meyers. 2010. "A Strident Political Voice on Iraq’s Airwaves." New York Times, 14 May. Retrieved 22 October 2011 (NYTimes )〕 == Career == Mahdi attended Iraq's Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. After his studies, Mahdi took refuge in Syria and from there Sweden. He returned to Iraq in 2007 after 18 years. In Iraq, he hosted the radio show “To Whoever listens” for Radio Demozy, an independent station, a year later.〔〔 Hadi al-Mahdi was a well known, outspoken critic of the Iraqi government, known for tackling subjects other journalists would not discuss. He was known for criticizing the Iraqi government for being corrupt, not distributing water and food to its citizens, and the country's ineffective educational system. He was becoming more widely known for organizing and participating in anti-government 2011 Iraqi protests.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hadi al-Mahdi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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