The tragedy of Syria: how protest spiralled into savagery
Published by The Spectator (26th April, 2018) Two Sisters: Into the Syrian Jihad by Asne Seierstad (Virago); No Turning Back: Life, Loss... Read Full Article
Air strikes only expose the West’s weakness
Published by The i paper (16th April, 2018) One year ago the newly-elected president of the United States was watching... Read Full Article
White Helmets hit back at Russian slurs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th April, 2018) Leaders of the Syrian rescue squad accused by Russia of faking footage... Read Full Article
What’s the point of gesture bombing in Syria without a wider strategy?
Published by CapX (12th April, 2018) There is one fact that everyone can agree: the war in Syria is utterly... Read Full Article
The Assad files
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd December, 2017) The room looks harmless enough, with dull grey shelves and stacks... Read Full Article
Escape from the Isis hell
Published by The Times (18th November, 2017) ‘The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic... Read Full Article
A president guided by television news and emotional whims
Published by The ipaper (10th April, 2017) Even in the whirlwind world of Donald Trump, last week’s events were mind-blowing.... Read Full Article
Assad’s 21st century holocaust
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th February, 2017) Every day, the bodies were delivered to the hospital: battered beyond... Read Full Article
The face of raw courage
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th January, 2017) She stood defiant in the dock. Blood poured from her mouth... Read Full Article
Pope’s humanity puts others to shame
Published by The iPaper (17th April, 2016) Hasan and Nour Essa are both engineers, who fled their besieged, bombed and... Read Full Article