Abigail Fielding-Smith

Abigail 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.

"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. Citizenship, according to one of the Middle

By Abigail Fielding-Smith

/ 6 Mar 2008

Out of cold peace

The border between Syria and its Israeli-occupied territories in the Golan Heights is an eerily quiet place. UN peacekeepers shuttle around in a desultory way. It is not a prestige

By Abigail Fielding-Smith

/ 12 Sep 2006

The Shi'a crescent: myth or reality?

The Shi'a of the middle east are on the rise, we are told. This historically marginalised sect, guided by religious leaders with close links to non-Arab Iran, has

By Abigail Fielding-Smith

/ 27 Jul 2006

Between politics and war: Hizbollah in the spotlight

As storm clouds gather over Tehran and Washington, one of Iran's closest friends, Hizbollah, stands in the international spotlight. Hizbollah ('Party of God') emerged from a

By Abigail Fielding-Smith

/ 21 May 2006