Patrick Graham (journalist)

Patrick Graham is a Canadian journalist and screenwriter best known for his coverage of the Iraq War.[1][2][3][4][5] For many years he was associated with the National Post, but his work has appeared in a variety of print outlets, including The Guardian, The Observer, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and Harper's Magazine.[6][7][8][9][10][11] A memoir relating to his experience of the Libyan Revolution and the Arab Spring, The Man who went to War, appeared in 2012.[12]

The 2011 film Afghan Luke is based on his work,[13] and he developed the story and co-wrote the script for this film.[14][15] He also co-produced and co-wrote the 2022 film Horoz Dövüşü (Game Birds).[16][17][18] More recently he created and performed in Beyond Fallujah, a one-man play presented in early 2026 by the Calgary-based theatre company One Yellow Rabbit.[19][20][21]

In 2016 he was admitted honoris causa to the degree of Doctor Civilis Legis (DCL) of the University of King's College in Halifax.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Embedded With the Resistance". The Washington Post.
  2. ↑ "The Sky Was Falling". The New York Times Magazine. 30 March 2003.
  3. ↑ "A Year with the Sunnis in Fallujah". National Public Radio. 29 May 2004.
  4. ↑ "Overseas Press Club of America: Ed Cunningham Award 2004". Ed Cunningham Awards. 14 April 2005.
  5. ↑ "Schork Award" (PDF). Schork Awards. 2005.
  6. ↑ "Falluja in their Sights". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Graham, Patrick (15 September 2004). "When Fighting is Glimpsed From a Different Perspective". Nieman Reports. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Graham, Patrick. "Beyond Fallujah: A year with the Iraqi resistance". Harper's Magazine.
  9. ↑ "Patrick Graham". Foreign Policy Magazine. 22 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Eye of the Storm". 22 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Graham, Patrick. "Among the banana eaters". Harper's Magazine.
  12. ↑ "The Man who went to War". 22 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Afghan Luke".
  14. ↑ "Afghan Luke". IMDb.
  15. ↑ "Patrick Graham".
  16. ↑ "Horoz Dövüşü". IMDb.
  17. ↑ "Horoz Dövüşü".
  18. ↑ "Game Birds". June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Beyond Fallujah".
  20. ↑ Hunt, Stephen (January 24, 2026). "HPR Spotlight: Beyond Fallujah tells the story of when America lost its mind". CP24. Bell Media. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  21. ↑ High Performance Rodeo [@hprodeo]; (January 23, 2026). "Beyond Fallujah". Retrieved August 14, 2026 – via Instagram.
  22. ↑ "Honorary Degrees".
  23. ↑ "Dr Patrick Graham". 25 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Patrick Graham, DCL '16" (PDF).