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The podcast I watched was titled “Iraqi teens work to help their families” and it was on the blog of Alive in Baghdad. It is Iraqi teens discussing their typical life style and work they must help do in order for their families to survive. There are several boys that appear in this cast, Hussein Kamal a fifteen year old carpenter, Mustafafa Malek Fathullah Ali a fourteen year old sixth grader that helps do carpentry, and Yousif a student in the College of Agriculture. Mustafafa, has been doing carpentry work with both his father and uncle since he was very young. He is a well established sixth grader with a vast understanding of his surroundings and the world in which we live in. The scenery is the particular environment the boys spend most of their time in. Either there homes or outside nothing appears much different than the United States. A viewer would understand how fast Iraqi children are forced to grow up. It really hit me of how privileged I am to be getting an education instead of having to work to provide for my family. These children have to live and work in fear and only hope for world peace.

If you would like to view this podcast click the link below of the October 15, 2007 post.  http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/10/15/iraqi-teens-work-to-help-their-families