By Ginny Hill, for the Pulitzer Center
I went to chew qat with the actors who play terrorists in a new feature film called ‘The Losing Bet’. Ahmed was the first to wander in to the production offices. He had left his shoes outside and was wearing socks, Yemeni-style. He sat down next to me.
Ahmed plays Murad in the film – an unemployed youth turned suicide bomber. “What’s in your bag?” I joked. “Don’t worry. You’re safe,” he laughed. “I won’t detonate.”
I went to chew qat with the actors who play terrorists in a new feature film called ‘The Losing Bet’. Ahmed was the first to wander in to the production offices. He had left his shoes outside and was wearing socks, Yemeni-style. He sat down next to me.
Ahmed plays Murad in the film – an unemployed youth turned suicide bomber. “What’s in your bag?” I joked. “Don’t worry. You’re safe,” he laughed. “I won’t detonate.”