Dima Hamdan

Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian journalist and filmmaker based in Berlin. She began her career as a correspondent for the Jordan Times in 1997 and then moved to the BBC World Service in London. She reported from Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. She is now the manager and editor of The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network.

Diaries

We Saw Saddam’s Face on the Moon

April 28th was an overcast day. Our BBC convoy drove for hours across the border from Jordan. As we entered Baghdad we could smell smoke. Many buildings were set on fire. Strangely, the city didn’t feel chaotic. It was in shock. I hired a local fixer, Muhammed, and for the next six weeks we would drive together around Baghdad, Najaf, Karbala, Falluja, talking to people and collecting stories.