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Salam Pax | |
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 "Peace be upon you" (Arabic) | |
| Born | Salam al-Janabi 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Other names | Salam Abdulmunem |
| Education | Vienna International School University of Baghdad (Architecture) City University London (Journalism) |
| Occupation | UNICEF |
| Years active | 2003–2009 |
| Notable credit(s) | Pre- and post-invasion blogs from Iraq (2003) RTS Television Journalism Award - Innovation (2004) |
| Title | Communications Officer |
| Family | Adnan al-Janabi (father) |
| Website | Salam Pax, the Baghdad Blogger |
Salam Pax is the pseudonym of Salam Abdulmunem (Arabic: سلام عبد المنعم), aka Salam al-Janabi (Arabic: سلام الجنابي), under which he became the "most famous blogger in the world"[1] during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Along with a massive readership, his site "Where is Raed?" received notable media attention. The pseudonym consists of the word for "peace" in Arabic (salām) and in Latin (pax). His was one of the first instances of an individual's blog having a wide audience and impact.[2]
- ^ Montague, Sarah (2003-09-09). "The Baghdad Blogger Salam Pax". Today. BBC Radio 4.
Now he [Salam Pax] is the most famous web diarist in the world.
- ^ Brian D. Loader, Social movements and new media, Sociology Compass, 2/6 (2008)