Having worked with Egyptian journalists before and after the toppling of Mubarak, I had little idea how brief the ‘new democratic era’ would be.
Author: Mike J
Journalist, trainer, editor; storyteller; amateur historian.
ARMENIAN RHAPSODY (Journey to Tbilisi)
There is no safe direct route twixt Armenia and Azerbaijan – you have to go via Georgia.
WAPPING: BEYOND THE DISPUTE
The riverside hamlet of Wapping had a turbulent history long before Murdoch moved in.
THE ‘MALCOLM PLAYCE’ COLUMNS
In the mid-1980s I thought I’d try my hand as a columnist, but I needed an alter ego, so my …
BIGOTRY BEGINS AT HOME
Originally written in 2006 for simultaneous publication by QNews and The Tablet, but neither Muslim nor Catholic publication went with …