Iraq Briefing: Hometown Baghdad

"Hometown Baghdad, a series of videos documenting the lives of three young people in Iraq, was among the many winners at the Webby Awards announced on Tuesday. [chattheplanet.com]

The videos follow Adel, a musician, Ausuma, a medical student, and Saif, a recent dental school graduate, as they struggle with everyday concerns in the Iraqi capital in 2007. The three young men alternately discuss girlfriends, their favorite TV shows and friends, co-workers and family members killed by the fighting that is all around them."
Baghdad Bureau