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Dr Yvonne Ridley

Dr Yvonne Ridley

Middle East Monitor

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Culinary larceny: Why the true history of Palestine belongs to the soil, not the Israeli kitchen

Culinary larceny: Why the true history of Palestine belongs to the soil, not the Israeli kitchen

If you want to spark an absolute inferno of geopolitical passion over Palestine, you do not need to see the odious Benjamin Netanyahu swagger into the...

30.08.2026 90

Middle East Monitor

Dr Yvonne Ridley

Will Syria’s first lady stand for justice or protect the shadow of the past? asks Yvonne Ridley in an open letter to Latifa al-Daroubi

Dear Madam al-Daroubi, Assalamu Alaikum — Peace be upon you. You have been thrust from the shadows into the world’s most unforgiving spotlight,...

14.07.2026 90

Middle East Monitor

Dr Yvonne Ridley

Seven coffins and the silence of the Shams

30.06.2026 70

Middle East Monitor

Dr Yvonne Ridley