by Grace Perriman | Nov 20, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is struggling to accommodate 1.6 million Syrian refugees and its border guards have in some cases shot at Syrians trying to cross the border, said a report issued by Amnesty International on Thursday. At least 17 people have been killed...
by Grace Perriman | Nov 4, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) tortured and attempted to indoctrinate Kurdish children from the besieged Syrian town of Kobani, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. Four boys aged 14-16 told the rights watchdog that they were...
by Grace Perriman | Nov 2, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Accessing detailed accounts of what life used to be like in the Arabian Peninsula has long frustrated historians. If you wanted to learn about the daily existence of Najdi Bedouin or the dealings of imperial agents who jealously guarded their...
by Grace Perriman | Aug 31, 2014 | Features
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the skies over Gaza have fallen silent, the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians for global public opinion continues as it has for the best part of a century. In the UK, the recent fighting in Gaza has led to a small but...
by Grace Perriman | Aug 16, 2014 | World
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several hundred demonstrators marched in London on Saturday to call on the international community to help protect Iraq’s minorities against the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Kurds from a coalition of organizations...