With sex outside marriage punishable by jail, migrant workers who become pregnant are often forced to keep their babies locked … More
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I'm an journalist, based in Dubai.
New Internationalist: ‘Catastrophic’ explosion risk on Diego Garcia
11 June 2018 – FOI documents reveal the US navy is keeping ships at the controversial naval base so close … More
The Guardian: Nigeria rejected British offer to rescue seized Chibok schoolgirls
British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, … More
The Independent: Inside Zaatari, the Jordanian refugee camp that makes Syria’s civil war look like the better option
Rafat Hariri has cheated death many times. He has been shot at, witnessed explosions and lost several friends. Having felt … More
New Internationalist: Exclusive – Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base
WEB EXCLUSIVE A two year investigation reveals the US military’s poor treatment of contract workers on the controversial island. Katie … More
The Guardian: Conflict of interest concerns over EDF’s Hinkley nuclear project approval
Nuclear experts receiving EDF pensions were involved in the official safety review of the company’s planned Hinkley Point C plant … More
New Internationalist: New US embassy in Jerusalem provokes Nakba tensions
14 May 2018 ‘They are choosing this time to remind Palestinians that we control you,’ Palestinians tell Katie McQue Hebron is a … More
