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Nicolas Pelham

Middle East correspondent for The EconomistContributor to New York Review of Books. Author of A New Muslim Order, A History of the Middle East and Holy Lands. Former senior Middle …

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Nazmul Ahasan

Nazmul Ahasan is a journalist and researcher with seven years of experience in investigative journalism, long-form narrative and opinion writing, and social science research. He currently works with the Investigative …

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Sophie Elmhirst

Sophie Elmhirst is a journalist. She writes regularly for the Guardian Long Read and the Economist's 1843 magazine, among others. In 2020, she won the British Press Award for Feature …

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Amy Fallon

I am a widely-published and experienced Australian-Canadian journalist, communications and media specialist who has worked all around the world for a plethora of global media outlets and organisations. Please scroll …

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