Ahmad Shawkat
Encyclopedia
Ahmad Shawkat was an Iraq
i journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul
, on October 28, 2003, following a series of death threat
s.
Prior to his journalism, he had served as an anatomy professor at Mosul University, and a Kurdish translator.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul
Mosul
Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
, on October 28, 2003, following a series of death threat
Death threat
A death threat is a threat of death, often made anonymously, by one person or a group of people to kill another person or groups of people. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, thus a death threat is a form of coercion...
s.
Prior to his journalism, he had served as an anatomy professor at Mosul University, and a Kurdish translator.