Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Middle East

The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

ByGeographical StaffAug 30, 2022
Syria's 11-year civil war has left the country devastated, but life goes on despite the decade-long conflict
A Syrian migrant’s trauma

A Syrian migrant’s trauma

ByKatie BurtonJul 27, 2022
Review of the poignant memoir I Don't Want To Talk About Home by author Suad Aldarra escaping from the war in Syria
Devastated homs in Homs, Western Syria

Syria: A country crushed by war

ByGeographical ContributorJul 21, 2022
Nick Redmayne returns to Syria to find a country crushed by war but unwilling, or unable to talk openly about it
Erbil citadel

Restoring Erbil’s ancient citadel

ByGeographical ContributorJul 17, 2022
Visiting the restoration of Erbil's ancient citadel and the Kurdish Textile Museum
Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

ByKatie BurtonMay 17, 2022
It’s hard to know what to make of Qatar, although that’s not the fault of McManus, whose writing is entertaining, in-depth and compassionate
Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

ByJacob DykesApr 28, 2022
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan prompted a refugee crisis, highlighting how nations differ in the numbers they’re willing to re-home