14 September,2009 08:06 AM IST | | Agencies
The family of the Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who was jailed for throwing his shoes at former US President George W Bush is preparing a festive welcome for the TV reporter, who is to be released from prison Monday after nine months behind bars.
At his family's home yesterday, relatives were already celebrating, waving Iraqi flags and hanging balloons and posters of the reporter on the walls.
Claim to fame
Al-Zeidi, a little-known reporter for a small Iraqi TV station, became an icon for many in the Arab world in a single moment last December.
Freedom, at last: Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who was in jail for throwing a shoe at George W Bush last December, will be released today. |
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