Darren Pettie and Lisa Birnbaum play characters based on two real-life kidnapped journalists in "The Cry of the Reed."
(Globe Photo / Wiqan Ang)
His war story
Sinan Ünel draws on Iraq headlines, his own background in a new play
Darren Pettie and Lisa Birnbaum play characters based on two real-life kidnapped journalists in "The Cry of the Reed."
(Globe Photo / Wiqan Ang)
When Canadian journalist Scott Taylor was kidnapped by Muslim extremists known for beheading their captives in war-torn Iraq, he was tortured for days before being told that he, too, was about to die. (Full article: 1599 words)
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