Keep on telling the stories from all sides with unbiased scrutiny. The first step is critical thinking sans emotions, for both sides.

The moral of the story: Western editors should not encourage yo-yos like Shane Bauer. Instead, they should develop local, indigenous talent. And use that as much as possible. The locals need the training, need the money and generally know when to take risks and when not to…

Thanks for your support and interest. Your work seems interesting and timely. The story about Mahameed is compelling and should be heard by more people. Although I must be honest with you, from where I sit, as much needs to be done to educate Jews and Israelis on the Palestinian horrors of the last 50 years, even though in numbers they do not approach the Holocaust. You cannot put a number on suffering, and the Palestinians have had their share and continue to. It is a shame that even the rest of the Arab world views their struggle with more than a hint of disinterest except when it serves their interest in criticizing Israel and deflecting attention from their own failures.

Good luck.

Khaled almost made it to the Holocaust Conference in Dec, 2006, in Tehran, but was refused a visa at the last minute:

Please consider doing a post about our movie and about Khaled’s work. We are not funded by any large entities, and grass roots is the only way people will hear about us.
We have put you in our own blog roll.

Salaam-shalom,
Harvey