ALIVE IN MEXICO!

I have been watching practically every single ALIVE IN BAGHDAD documentary clip since it began in November 2005. I like this project a lot, largely because it shows some aspects of the Iraqi reality that it would be impossible to get to know otherwise. One thing that has always amazed me is the numerous similarities I have found between both the Iraqi and the Mexican people despite our different cultural heritage.

I talked it over with some friends and one of them told me that it was due to the Arab presence in our culture. Other one mentioned the phenomenon of multiculturalism. The last one argued that it was rather the human element, the basic human core we all share, not always visible because of the widely-spread media stereotypes. I agreed.

I told my friends that it would be great to have more projects like ALIVE IN BAGHDAD, for instance in Mexico, to help defuse the conventional culture image some of us might have. They all started laughing.

The project already exists and I joyfully salute it!

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