Mariane Pearl

I read an interview of Mariane Pearl in a magazine.

Mariane is a freelance journalist. She married Daniel Pearl, the chief of the South Asia bureau of Wall Street Journal. In 2002, She was pregnant and expecting her first baby when Daniel was sent to Pakistan for an interview with a leader of the terrorists. It turned out it was a hoax, and Daniel was kidnapped and held hostage in demand of releasing prisoners from the US.

A few days later, Daniel was beheaded. The terrorists filmed the execution and put it on the internet.

In less than two weeks, Mariane gave birth to their son, Adam.

Adam is 4 years old now. Mariane said she was not angry with the terrorist anymore. She now wanted to get different civilizations to talk but not fight.

I found myself more touched and more connected to people who lost their loved ones than before.

Learn more about Mariane in www.danielpearl.org