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Author Archives: Hilary
A Cairene unmarried teenage mother and street kid
My interview with Yasmin, a Cairene unmarried teenage mother and street kid with a five year old son was broadcast on the BBC world service’Outlook’programme on 23rd January, 2012. It is available at
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hope Village, Street kid, unmarried mother
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Erbil souk
Nestling below the citadel with many entrances, the central souk or kayseri in Erbil betrays little of its old lineage except in the winding pattern of its covered lanes and wide meeting points. Judging from the dress of men and … Continue reading
Women’s Conference Erbil, Kurdistan
Womens conference Erbil>more… Published on ArabWomenNow.com in December 2011
A Garden by Design
More…. published in October 2011 Obelisque Issue 14, Egypt
New life for the Egyptian woman cut off from the world for ten years.
An interview, broadcast on the BBC World service Outlook programme on 1411/2011, with Hala, an Egyptian woman who was cut off from the world for ten years. To hear the broadcast http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00kmdgt” title=”New Life for the Egyptian woman cut off … Continue reading
Kurdistan – the other Iraq: day three
Today started with the simple need to search for carpets for the austere echoey office of tables and chairs marooned in a sea of floor. It turned out to be not so simple. Small shop units sell wide room size … Continue reading
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Tagged Erbil, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Sami Abdul Rahman Park
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Kurdistan – the other Iraq: Day two
Somewhat surprising this morning, the Kurdish bodyguard and driver greeted me in English with an excellent Portsmouth accent! His family had fled the violence in Kirkuk to the safety of the Kurdish enclave, but he and his brother went to … Continue reading
Surviving the Sights and Souks
more… published in The Chronicle, September 2011, Cairo
Winter sun in an ancient craft
more… published in Yachting Monthly October 2011, UK