Hamidi

From the United Arab Emirates, Rodin Hamidi is a photographer who shows us how getting democracy can be a process requiring lots of insistence, since the efforts may not be appreciated by those who need it most:

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When Hamidi, a former accountant who spent two decades in Fairfax County, took his job in 2007, the city government had $66,000 in the bank.

Afghan government falls short in Kandahar Joshua Partlow 2010

Officials say Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi died Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Hamidi's office.

Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Bombing 2011

Hamidi was the third major powerbroker from the south to be slain this month.

Afghan officials: Kandahar mayor killed 2011

Officials say Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi died Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Hamidi's office.

Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Bombing 2011

But Hamidi said he might not see the money for weeks or months.

Afghan government falls short in Kandahar Joshua Partlow 2010

"Everything's centralized, everything happens in Kabul," said Kandahar's mayor, Ghulam Haider Hamidi.

Afghan government falls short in Kandahar Joshua Partlow 2010

"Twenty years ago, they left Afghanistan after the Russians pulled out of Afghanistan and Afghanistan was controlled by the ISI," said Ghulam Haider Hamidi, mayor of Kandahar city.

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In one positive sign, the federal government has approved a one-time exemption to allow Hamidi, the mayor, to increase pay for city employees to about $500 from $70.

Afghan government falls short in Kandahar Joshua Partlow 2010

Rangina Hamidi, a resident of Kandahar and daughter of the city's mayor, said Wali Karzai is survived by five children – two sons and three daughters.

Ahmed Wali Karzai, Afghan President's Brother, Assassinated 2011