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Posts tagged ‘Turkey’

Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque again. No reason for Christians to grieve, but a missed opportunity on July 14, 2020

In times of crisis, we should cherish our journalists on June 4, 2020

Conquest is one thing, subjugation quite another on October 13, 2019

Mixing it – memories, moral equivalence and the fate of Jamal Khashoggi on October 14, 2018

2017 Retrospective Part 2: The Middle East on January 1, 2018

Qatar- swift resolution or lengthy siege? on June 11, 2017

Three Daughters of Eve – a telling window into the heart of Istanbul on May 14, 2017

Go travel the world, but watch out for poisonous oysters on April 20, 2017

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

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

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

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

Postcard from Saudi Arabia – Songs of Longing and Loss on October 31, 2014

ISIS and the Gulf Markets – Measured Calm or Foolish Complacency? on June 18, 2014

Winter Reading: The Broken Road on January 9, 2014

Playing Poker with Syria on June 19, 2013

Postcard from Ephesus – Glory, Decline and Resurrection on November 13, 2011

The Cruise – The Living Dead, Holy Rollers, Exploding Diners and Other Tales on November 10, 2011

Postcard from Istanbul – Still Arguing After Eighteen Centuries on November 9, 2011

Diary of a Cruise on November 9, 2011

On St George’s Day – Hopes for the Middle East on April 23, 2011