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Erbil Citadel
more…. published in December 2012, in “Current World Archaeology”
Posted in International Press, Published Writing
Tagged Assyria, Erbil, Erbil Citadel, Iraqi Kurdistan, Tell
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El-Alamein 70 years on
Anniversaries are popular, and seventy has a good ring to it, so it was no surprise the other day to find tour buses at Alamein carrying tourists, that most rare of specie in Egypt this past couple of years. It … Continue reading
Sailing the Nile Class
more…. published in October 2012, in “Yachting Monthly”
Achieving the Egyptian way
It seems unsurprising that an 18 year-old Egyptian woman wants to be a journalist. Many were politicized by the 2010 Revolution. To achieve the necessary college education she must get high grades in the final General Secondary School exam next … Continue reading
For want of education
Comparative religion is not taught in schools in the Middle East. Which is a pity because a little understanding of Christianity would have informed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah that Christians from different Churches or Denominations have very different theological tenets resulting in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, bible, blasphemy, Christianity, Egypt
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Summer strategies in hot climates
If it is 31 oC at 3:15 am at Erbil airport when my plane landed, it is never going to be cool during the day. By noon the land was baking, and so am I, and no rain is forecast … Continue reading
Egypt turns a page?
It was really interesting coming back to Cairo on Saturday morning. Coming in from the airport in the very early morning, it was clear that the army had moved to key positions. I went out to do some shopping with … Continue reading
Pure Class
more…. published in June 2012 in ‘The Chronicle’
Spring Traveling in Kurdistan
More Published in The Chronicle on the 1st May 2012.
Posted in The Chronicle
Tagged Amedi, Erbil, Gali ali Baig, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan
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Kurdish Nowruz
Yesterday evening at 6 o’clock, the hills and mountains surrounding Erbil, and outside the Main Gate of the Citadel itself, went on fire. It is the eve of Nowruz when Kurds everywhere light bonfires and dance. Today the city is … Continue reading