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Muntadar al-Zaidi

On December 15, 2008 thousands of Iraqis marched in Baghdad to demand the release of al-Zaidi. Crowds gathered in Sadr City district of Baghdad and called for "hero" Muntadar al-Zaidi to be freed from custody. There were similar scenes in Najaf.[4][2] The demonstrators in Sadr City and Najaf alluded to the shoes. Participants in Sadr City "waved shoes attached to long poles" and those in Najaf threw their shoes at a passing United States military convoy.[4][2] The "vast majority" of viewers of al-Baghdadia who telephoned to the station in order to express their opinions said that they approved al-Zaidi's actions.[2]

Al-Zaidi has been given a bravery award by a Libyan charity group Wa Attassimou, chaired by leader Muammar al-Gaddafi's daughter. The group also urged for al-Zaidi's release.[5][2] In Syria, al-Zaidi was "hailed as a hero."[2]

A Saudi businessman has offered US$10 million to buy the shoes.[30][31] "The shoes should be exhibited in a museum as they resemble a rocket that talks on behalf of all Iraqis," read a posting on website of Arabian Business magazine. Al-Zaidi has also found much support on social websites such as Facebook, where he has a group dedicated to him called "The Iraqi Journalist who threw his shoes at Bush is my new HERO!!!". The group has members from the Middle East, Europe, Africa and America.[11] The Lebanese television channel NTV offered a job to al-Zaidi. NTV said that if al-Zaidi accepted the job offer, that he would be paid "from the moment the first shoe was thrown".[32]

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