Hugh Pope
Author, Reporter, Editor
Tag: Afghanistan
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A new, updated, UK paperback edition of Hugh Pope’s 2010 book ‘Dining with al-Qaeda: Making Sense of the Middle East’ was published in September 2020.
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Review of former Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith’s excellent book on his eight years in and about Afghanistan, which brilliantly conveys both the writers learning about and the lessons from an utterly misconceived conflict.
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When I was wondering what to call my new book on the broader Middle East, I went to Homer’s bookshop in Istanbul to check out the many shelves full of competition. I soon decided I didn’t want my title to be heavy with dry theorification about Islam, democracy, politics, or terrorism. It also seemed a…