By Thomas Lowe ‘Memogate’, nuclear weapons, Bin Laden, Imran Khan, US foreign policy, Afghanistan - it seems that global issues are destined to pass through Pakistan. But it’s the vast military apparatus at the very centre of the state of......more
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Screening: An Arab Spring in Saudi?
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Frei at The Frontline Club
By Alan Selby A packed house at The Frontline Club heard Matt Frei regale them with tales from his long and illustrious career. The former BBC Washington correspondent, recently poached by Channel 4 News, was on fine form as he......more
Rebuilding Libya
By Alan Selby Much has happened since this time last year. The 15th of February 2011 saw the first Libyans take to the streets of Benghazi against a brutal dictatorship which ruled over them for 42 years. The events that......more
Wael Ghonim in conversation with Ben Hammersley: Revolution 2.0
By Emily Wight A key element to the Arab Spring was the role of social media in giving momentum to the revolution. In countries such as Egypt, Facebook and Twitter have been used as a democratizing force, a platform for......more
American Muslim: Freedom, Faith and Fear
By Alan Selby A lot has changed in the years since 9/11. The date itself has become emblematic of a change in attitudes towards Islam, perhaps most notably in the country which bore witness to the infamous attacks that day. Popular......more
#FCBBCA Part 2: Women of the Revolution
by Ivana Davidovic Maryam Alkhawaya from the Bahrain Center for Human Rights comes from a family of activists, many of whom have been on the receiving end of the police brutality in the Kingdom. So much so that she joked......more
Reporting conflict: competition, pressure and risks
By Helena WilliamsIn a year where 100 journalists have been killed so far while trying to tell the story, and as the media’s coverage of events rocking the Middle East have been brought into sharp relief, it seems high time......more
Paul Mason on the art of telling stories and capturing the "unadorned truth"
Watch live streaming video from frontlineclub at livestream.com By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi Paul Mason, the music teacher turned Newsnight economics editor, shared some trade secrets at the Frontline Club last night as part of its Reflection series in association with......more
Insight with Zarghuna Kargar: The women of Afghanistan
By Rebecca Omonira-OyekanmiWomen would be the biggest losers if Afghanistan's peace plan includes a deal with fundamentalist elements of the Taliban, according to Rachel Reid, who hosted Frontline's talk with Afghan journalist Zarghuna Kargar.Reid sais she had lost hope that......more
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