Ian Birrell

The agony and frustration of reporting from the Middle East

Jeremy Bowen describes the loss of colleagues, his anger with despots who stir the unrest and his deep sympathy for ordinary citizens caught in the maelstrom

Jeremy Bowen (left) reporting from Saqba, an eastern suburb of Damascus controlled by the Free Syrian Army, January 2012. [Alamy]
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  • The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History

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