RIP Mustapha Akkad
November 14th, 2005
Filmmaker Mustapha Akkad died in the Amman bombings of this past week. His credits included The Lion and the Desert, and The Message, and he produced the Halloween horror film series. His daughter also died in the same tragedy. They were attending a wedding party. (photo lifted from the islamonline.net website)
Having just left Amman, I have a sense of what a terrible tragedy these bombings were. Jordanians think of themselves as a peaceful people, and of their country as a safe place to be. Incidents like this are a horrendous shock, even beyond the grief and destruction and loss of life. Thoughts and prayers to everyone in Amman.