The New York Times has reported that two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anthony Shadid, 43, died on Thursday of an asthma attack while on assignment in Syria.
Shadid’s writing advanced the causes dearest to my heart by deepening the public understanding of the people, languages, politics, cultures, and religions of the Middle East. His knowledge of Arabic, talent, his humanism, and his passion informed his coverage, and in so doing, informed all those who read his work. Anthony Shadid covered the region with astounding courage, sustaining a bullet wound in 2002 while on assignment in Ramallah in the West Bank, undergoing physical abuse at the hands of the Gaddaffi regime in Libya last April, and facing harassment from the Mubarak regime. His writing was nothing short of poetic, rich with nuance which illuminated the humanity of his subjects.
Read below the work submitted for Shadid’s Pulitzer Prizes:
In 2010:
In Iraq, the Day After (Jan. 2, 2009)
New Paths to Power Emerge in Iraq (Jan. 13, 2009)
‘No One Values the Victims Anymore’ (March 12, 2009)
A Journey Into the Iraq of Recollection (April 1, 2009)
A Quiet but Undeniable Cultural Legacy (May 31, 2009)
Worries About A Kurdish-Arab Conflict Move To Fore in Iraq (July 27, 2009)
In Anbar, U.S.-Allied Tribal Chiefs Feel Deep Sense of Abandonment (October 3, 2009)
‘People woke up, and they were gone’ (Dec. 4, 2009)
2003 U.S. raid in Iraqi town serves as a cautionary tale (Dec. 24, 2009)
In 2004:
In New Iraq, Sunnis Fear a Grim Future
In Revival Of Najaf, Lessons for A New Iraq
For an Iraqi Family, ‘No Other Choice’
Attackers United By Piety in Plot To Strike Troops
Shiite Clerics Face a Time Of Opportunity and Risks
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tess m. waggoner 
Anthony Shadid is my inspiration. I don’t know if you have read “Night Draws Near” but you may be interested in reading my response to the subtleties and unspoken realities of the Iraqis that he brings to light. http://globalnuancestheblog.com/2012/04/10/what-we-dont-know/