Month: March 2014

  • European fighters in Syria

    My feature for the National (UAE) was published recently. It goes behind the headlines about young men from the west signing up to fight in Syria, asking how big the numbers…

  • The Ahmadiyya: global persecution

    The Ahmadiyya are one of Pakistan’s most persecuted communities. Legally classed as non-Muslims, this sect is subject to a whole range of persecutions. As such, many have left Pakistan in…

  • Recent work

    Thought I’d share links to some of my recent work. Last week I wrote a piece for the New Statesman about the “I, too, and Oxford” and “I , too,…

  • Book reviews

    I am a regular reviewer for the Oldie Review of Books. Here are a couple of my recent reviews. A selection of my previous reviews and interviews with authors, for the New…

  • Southbank Centre’s WOW festival

    On 10 March, I took part in a panel discussion about women’s rights in the Arab region at the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World festival. The festival takes place…