The curious thing about history is that it’s an utter mystery to the people living in it. If you asked Roman citizens circa 476 how […]
Category: Eyewitness Reports
Muslim Country Wishes Its Christian Minority Merry Christmas: Malaysia’s Journey From Shocking Racial Conflict To Astonishing Multicultural Tolerance
A Travelogue It is a common misconception among Westerners, many of whom consider themselves Christians, that Muslims are intolerant because of their religion. This is […]
Are Jews Exceptional?
Ed. This article by a Palestinian Christian born in Jerusalem, where his family has lived for a thousand years, and currently residing in Gaza, is […]
The tragedy of Bikini Atoll: Our visit report, an update on the current state of affairs
Whilst it might sound like some tropical paradise Bikini Atoll is currently anything but that, as well as a bone of contention for both the […]
The One Woman men in power can’t seem to escape
The Inescapable Ghislaine Maxwell. At one point during the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in New York City, a reporter I had newly befriended from The Times […]
Egypt Defense Expo opens and shows the ugly face of the war industry. Exclusive report from Cairo
The third Egypt Defense Expo, a biannual event that boasts being “the only security event that covers Africa and the Middle East” has kicked off […]
Kissinger, Me and the Lies of the Master
‘Off off the record’ with the man who secretly taped our telephone calls.’ I left the New York Times in 1979, after many good stories and some […]
Democracy in Myanmar – Is the country on the brink of Civil War?
Almost three years on from the coup that overthrew the first truly democratic government the country had seen since the 1960’s Myanmar and its ethnic […]
Democracy in Myanmar – Is the country on the brink of Civil War?
Almost three years on from the coup that overthrew the first truly democratic government the country had seen since the 1960’s Myanmar and its ethnic […]
Apartheid In Israel: Then And Now. Reasons Behind The Incessant Violence
The illegal Israeli settlement of Pisgat Zeev, built in a suburb of the mostly Arab east Jerusalem, and the Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp, behind Israel’s […]