A new kind of Library has opened, where instead of books you can borrow a Muslim – or a single father, or a transvestite, for a chat. Alex Forsyth volunteers to be lent as a ‘book’, and asks whether this concept can really help break down stereotypes.
Alex Forsyth takes a wrong turn in Beirut and ends up at the very heart of Hizbollah.
Since their landslide victory in June, Turkey’s Islamist Justice and Development Party has increased in power and confidence.
Alex Forsyth investigates the new genre of harrowing real life stories currently making the bestseller list
The Middle East is often presented in the western media as a frightening dystopia. Alex Forsyth travels around the region and discovers a surprisingly different reality.