New York- Last Monday was the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks here in NYC. I went through the whole day without a single human interaction that mentioned the significance of the date. I decided to do a small pilgrimage…
New York- This is a powerful new short film from New Zealand-based colleague and filmmaker Phil Stebbing about the plight of Farid, a former member of Afghanistan’s democratic government currently on the run from the country’s Taliban rulers. He lives…
New York- For many years I had dreamt of making with way to the tiny village to Taq Kasra and nearby Salman Pak in southern Baghdad governorate. to cast my eyes of the Arch of Ctesiphon, a wonder of the…
Dubai- I have a new episode on my Fabled City channel about my recent travels from Kuwait City to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It was a highly unconventional trip in that there is no formal, established method for an international solo…
Al-Khobar- I’ve written this essay about my recent journey to Iraq which was a very personal milestone as it marked twenty years since I first visited the country. This was perhaps my twelfth visit to Iraq over the span of…
Kuwait City- Yesterday I went by taxi, foot, and bus from Basra to here in Kuwait City in my bid to explore the Middle East’s newly liberalising visa/border policies on the ground. I wanted to compare this crossing with that…
