http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/amputee 2008-10-11T20:50:09Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28895-one-iraqi-girl-s-journey-to-south-carolina 2008-10-11T20:50:09Z parisla <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5E6Z2zQdI0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5E6Z2zQdI0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/28895-one-iraqi-girl-s-journey-to-south-carolina"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/31084" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Producers:&nbsp; Cole Miller and Theo Waddel&nbsp;</p><p>-----&nbsp;</p><p>With all the media covering the Iraq War, we often forget the stories of the Iraqi civilians and we rarely have a face to put to the devastating statistics. Even more rare, do we have opportunity to forge connections with those lives half way around the globe that we have changed forever. </p><p>Last Mother&#39;s Day, Brave New Films partnered with No More Victims to help raise funds to bring Salee, a young Iraqi girl injured by U.S. forces, to the United States for medical treatment and the fitting of prosthetic legs.&nbsp; Here is her story.</p>We also invite you to stay tuned for progress reports on <a href="../../blog/865-father-s-day-for-peace-with-david-arquette" title="Father&amp;#39;s Day For Peace">Abdul Hakeem</a>, who is currently receiving treatment in Pittsburg.<br /><p>Special thanks to everyone who donated to Salee&#39;s medical treatment and recovery.&nbsp; For more information on Salee&#39;s story, check out additional videos and blogs about her journey <a href="../../topics/salee" title="Salee videos on Brave New Films">here</a>.&nbsp; To help an Iraqi child or otherwise get involved, please visit <a href="http://www.nomorevictims.org" title="No More Victims">No More Victims</a>.&nbsp;</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/28895-one-iraqi-girl-s-journey-to-south-carolina">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13612-afghan-amputees-helping-themselves-22-sep-07 2008-06-16T15:33:15Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3OCTHtbE7xU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3OCTHtbE7xU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/13612-afghan-amputees-helping-themselves-22-sep-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/13627" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>There are 60,000 living victims of landmines in Afghanistan. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher visited a Kabul clinic helping them to help fellow victims.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/13612-afghan-amputees-helping-themselves-22-sep-07">Watch the video</a>