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The Journalist and the Jihadi - Daniel Pearl Murder

The Journalist and the Jihadi

Daniel Pearl Kidnap and Murder

In this remarkable two-hour documentary event, originally created and produced as one of HBO?s signature productions and narrated by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour, Daniel Pearl?s inspiring life and final days are revealed.

Tune in Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. ET (11 and 12 Feb 2007) - CNN (Check your local listings)

Daniel Pearl and Omar Sheikh were both highly educated individuals from privileged backgrounds who saw the world very differently. Pearl was a humanist who became an accomplished journalist and spent most of his career reporting from the Muslim world as part of a quest to promote cross-cultural understanding. Sheikh was radicalized by events that he regarded as the global persecution of Muslims, and became an Islamic militant who chose a deeply violent method to achieve what he believed in. After 9/11, their paths crossed in Pakistan, with tragic consequences.

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ERRI Reference:

Series of "Real-Time" EmergencyNet News Reports Concerning the Kidnap of Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl -- 28 Jan to May 22, 2002

http://www.emergency.com/2002/WSJ_kidnap02.htm