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Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun

Wafaa Bilal

About the Program

Artist Wafaa Bilal talks about growing up in Iraq under rule of Saddam Hussein, his decision to move to the United States, and the killing of his brother by a missle fired from a U.S. military drone in 2004.  In reaction to his brother's death, Mr. Bilal created an interactive, month-long exhibit in Chicago which allowed people from around the world, through a website, to shoot paintballs at him twenty-four hours a day.  By the time the exhibit ended, Bilal had been shoot at over 60,000 times from people in over 130 countries.  He spoke at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.             

About the Authors

Wafaa Bilal

Wafaa BilalWafaa Bilal was born in Iraq and lived there until 1992, when he moved to the United States. He is an assistant professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. For more, visit wafaabilal.com.
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Past Airings

  • Sunday, July 19th at 9am (ET)
  • Saturday, June 6th at 7pm (ET)
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