A new generation of journalists and activists who believe in a future based on peace and brotherhood are standing up to ISIS in Iraq.
Ammar Al Shahbander, my friend and mentor of more than 10 years, who headed up the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) mission in Iraq, was one of them. On 2 May 2015, I met him in the Karrada district of Baghdad, an area of cafés where artists and intellectuals meet to socialize and exchange ideas. As we were leaving, two car bombs exploded, killing Ammar and 16 others. I was seriously injured, lucky to survive.
