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Technology / United States / World

Social media and a very modern murder

Published by The Daily Telegraph (28th August, 2015) The images are calculated, chilling and instantly iconic. They open with a young woman television reporter chatting about tourism with […]

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Africa / Arts / Books / Egypt / Iran / Iraq

Dreams, despair and dictators

Published by The Observer (24th August, 2015) Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in the Middle East (Profile) Khaled Fahmy trudged down to Tahrir Square in […]

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Europe / Greece / Immigration / Policy / Syria

Delivered from hell to the cauldron of Kos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th August, 2015) Helen and Mustafa got married almost a year ago – and like all young couples, had hopes and plans […]

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Iraq / Politics / Syria / World

Britain should beware sliding back into Middle Eastern war

Published by The Independent (20th July, 2015) Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East. For months, the ground has been […]

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Politics / United States / World

Brothers in arms – but Bush and Blair take divergent paths now

Published by The Independent (9th June, 2015) When he left the White House in early 2009 and headed back to Dallas, few people were sad to see George […]

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Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World

Blair’s legacy in Middle East is peace poor

Published by The Sun (29th May, 2015) Once he promised to transform Britain. Instead Tony Blair became a despised figure around the world. And now what is probably the […]

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Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World

Could Michael Gove become a liberal hero by reforming prisons?

Published by The Guardian (20th May, 2015) The appointment of Michael Gove as justice secretary was among the more interesting appointments in David Cameron’s first all-Conservative cabinet. Attention […]

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Aid / Montserrat / World

£400m foreign aid fiasco in paradise

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th May, 2015) Sean McLaughlin had a simple dream – to build a new life in paradise while helping the island community […]

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United States / World

The Democrats could do better than another Clinton

Published by The Independent (13th April, 2015) It is not exactly surprising, but Hillary Clinton has confirmed what everyone already knew: she wants to be president of the United States. […]

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Europe / Immigration / Italy / Policy / World

Imagine if Isis was approaching and safety just over the sea

Published by The Independent (23rd February, 2014) The statistics and stories are so extreme they barely register any more. In just five days, 4,200 migrants were plucked from […]

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Lebanon / World

Bride of ISIS – the ultimate female jihadist icon

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd February, 2015) For radicalised Muslim women in Britain and beyond who seek to marry into the blood-stained ranks of Islamic State, […]

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Afghanistan / Pakistan / World

Message written in blood shows weakness of Taliban

Published by The Daily Mail (16th December, 2014) At first staff thought it was just children playing a boisterous game, for as older pupils sat exams on the […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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