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Abigail Fielding-SmithAbigail Fielding-SmithAbigail Fielding-Smith is Middle East Editor at IB Tauris Publishers and a freelance writer on Middle East issues. She worked as the researcher on John Kampfner's best-selling book Blair's Wars. Recent articles"Citizenship is everything" As part of our coverage of International Women's Day 2008, Abigail Fielding-Smith meets the women fighting for citizenship rights in Lebanon. Out of cold peaceIsrael and Syria's longstanding cold peace cannot last in a region redefined by the 2006 conflict in Lebanon, says Abigail Fielding-Smith. The Shi'a crescent: myth or reality?With tensions growing in the middle east, leaders and policymakers have started warning of an increasingly powerful Shi'a crescent, bolstered by Iran. Abigail Fielding-Smith uncovers the politics and illusions behind the sectarian story. Between politics and war: Hizbollah in the spotlightHizbollah has attracted Iranian friendship and US hostility since its emergence during Lebanon's civil war. With regional tensions rising, the leading Islamist group is now at a crossroads, says Abigail Fielding-Smith. |
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