How strange! I was reading Stilgherrian's rant - or, open letter - to traditional journalists: Dear Journalists, how can you spout all that stuff about “standards” and then go back to your mucky...

Sitting in my hotel room in Jeddah, trying to resist the lure of waffles with strawberries. Found this article in Gulf Business magazine: Behind the VeilTo the average observer in the West, women in...

Journey to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - I fly out late tonight, Sydney time.Heigh ho, Heigh ho, it's off to Jeddah I go.In December 2006, a major Middle East broadcaster had a writing competition. They...