A Blog about Middle Eastern & North African Politics, Society and Culture
It began with a chance encounter with a man offering me something ‘extra’ after an awards night out. During a series of meetings, he told me an extraordinary story of… Continue reading "The Back Story on Modern Slavery"
Strange as it might seem, growing up, I used to think that young Cassius Clay — or Muhammad Ali — was Bengali. It made perfect sense in my 8-year-old imagination.… Continue reading "Between Muhammad Ali and Me"
Momodou* is beautiful. At seventeen he is a super-middle weight but as he grows into full manhood, he will box quite comfortably as a light-heavy weight. As of yet he… Continue reading "The Reluctant Roadman: the true story of children enslaved in Britain’s county lines"