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Posts from the ‘Middle East’ Category

Educating migrants – welcome to Britain, the home of the ASBO on October 29, 2016

Syria still matters, whatever walls we build on October 6, 2016

Burkini ban in Britain? Wrong target, wrong gender, wrong discussion on September 4, 2016

Late Summer Idleness – plucky Brits, enemies within, spies, street vendors…and Death on August 26, 2016

Cricket – ideal therapy for airlines that fear their passengers on August 9, 2016

The Chilcot Report – bigger than Tony Blair, bigger than the chorus of disapproval on July 7, 2016

Thinking of Turkey – Tragedy in Istanbul, Rattigan’s Ross and The Fall of the Ottomans on July 5, 2016

Book Review: Erin Meyer’s the Culture Map on June 8, 2016

My plan for American Airlines – a solution to many problems, including Mr Trump on May 16, 2016

Working in Saudi Arabia: ten things to do if you want to succeed (and ten things not to do…) on May 12, 2016

Anti-Semitism, Demagogues and the Three Statements of Hatred on May 2, 2016

Saudi Arabia Through Western Eyes – Uncovered or Unfairly Maligned? on April 28, 2016

Postcard from Saudi Arabia – The Law of Good Intentions on April 22, 2016

Postcard from Saudi Arabia – In Praise of the Toilet Hose on April 20, 2016

Postcard from Saudi Arabia – The Redemption of the Truffle Hunters on April 20, 2016

Postcard from Saudi Arabia: The Art of Hanging Around on April 2, 2016

The Age of Universal Fear on February 20, 2016

Saudi Arabia’s Brain Drain – The Kingdom’s loss, humanity’s gain on February 5, 2016

Being British – what do we mean by “we”? on January 29, 2016

Iran: the end of an unnatural state on January 19, 2016

Politics – why do the baldies always lose (unless they’re up against other baldies)? on January 17, 2016

Is Saudi Arabia’s coming man the victim of Western misconceptions? on January 12, 2016

Thought for 2016: you don’t have to agree on everything to agree on something on January 10, 2016

Postscript to 2015: Revisiting A Man in Despair on December 31, 2015

Memories of a Peculiar Year on December 30, 2015

Aiden Meade – a man with the gift of listening on December 24, 2015

Syria in the Media: “Too many notes, Herr Mozart” on December 12, 2015

Britain’s Syrian dilemma – to strike or not to strike? on November 27, 2015

After Paris – Trumping the Trumps on November 20, 2015

After Paris – the Futility of the Blame Game on November 17, 2015