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American Muslim: Freedom, Faith and Fear

on January 25, 2012 10:14 PM

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

on December 17, 2011 9:16 AM

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

Humanising Iran: Insights with Kamin Mohammadi

on August 18, 2011 10:05 AM

Video streaming by Ustream By Helena WilliamsIranian author and journalist Kamin Mohammadi explained her reasons for telling her family's story without saturating her book The Cypress Tree in her homeland's complex political history at the Frontline Club last night. “The greater truth I......more

You say you want an Arab Revolution: the Green movement in Iran

on June 2, 2011 10:24 AM

By Gianluca Mezzofiore The current struggle for power in Iran and the impact of the Arab Spring on the country were the topics for an animated First Wednesday debate at the Frontline Club last night.Award-winning journalist Saeed Kamali Dehghan pointed......more

Shane Bauer: The forgotten journalist

on July 16, 2010 3:34 PM

By Andrew SampsonOn the 30th of December last year, two French journalists were kidnapped by an Afghan ‘warlord’ whilst covering a story for France 3.When news was received of their capture, an immediate request was sent out to other news......more