Iran

The bottom line: just have a go!

I don’t often share stories related to my children, partly because I have a reputation for being aggressive and horrible to uphold (so I am

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Was Qassem Soleimani a terrorist?

Tensions in the Middle East being what they are, America’s recent foray into the region is not going down well. The word ‘tinderbox’ has been

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Keeping perspective when we vote

Yesterday, Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in court at The Hague for the start of a hearing in which she will defend her country’s military

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Reaching Iranians and Farsi resources

Those who have followed this blog for some time will know that we have a sizeable Iranian community with us. We currently function bi-lingually with

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Is it ever right to resist authorities? Thoughts on Bonhoeffer, Cromwell and Modern day Iran

We had a monthly men’s breakfast on Saturday. We have a Bible study preceded by a cup of tea and some bacon rolls (we feel

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The eternal consequences of bluffing it

Boris Johnson has waded into fresh controversy. He, somewhat unhelpfully, announced that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe – a British woman currently imprisoned in Iran – was there

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