Canon Lucy Winkett interviews Norman about his experiences with CPT, his time as a hostage, and his perspective on the Middle Eastern situation.
Norman Kember is a British peace activist who was working with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq until he was taken as a hostage. He is a retired professor of medical physics and a longstanding member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He went to Iraq to demonstrate his opposition to the invasion of the country, to show solidarity with the Iraqi people, and to help Iraqis file grievance suits against the coalition.