The Real Israel

Israel is the most politically contentious, internationally contested, and yet extraordinary region in the world. Spending only a week there, I realised just how skewed the Western media portrayal of the Middle East is. There are complexities and differences of opinions within pockets of consensus.  The ruling of the region continues to be dictated by the 1967 Six-Day War; and Israel needs urgent change.

We Will Remember Them: How World War One Shaped the Modern World

The 11th November 1918 saw the end of the ‘Great War’. An estimated 15-19 million people had been killed, a further 23 million military personnel had been wounded, and 8 million civilians had also lost their lives. How far was World War I a turning point for the way the world works today? The First […]

Saudi Arabia, Freedom of Speech, and Durham

Saudi Arabia starts mission to diversify its economy

The Wonders of Jordan

The continuation of Orientalism: a product of Western media

Israel – no longer the Middle East’s outcast

The ghosts of Lebanon’s past, present and yet to come

The City That Never Sleeps

A crisis of conservatism: the West and Palmyra