Saddam Hussein's foreign hostages

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 8 a.m.

In August 1990 following the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein\u2019s invasion of neighbouring Kuwait hundreds of foreign nationals were held hostage by the Iraqi government. Among them were the Rahims, a British Muslim family who had been in Iraq on a religious pilgrimage. Sameer Rahim has been speaking to Farhana Haider about his time as Saddam's prisoner.

Image: Saddam Hussein with western hostages, Iraq 1990 Credit: Shutterstock