Gerard Russell (diplomat)

Gerard Russell is a British diplomat and author.

Russell is a former British and United Nations diplomat,[1] who spent 14 years representing Britain in the Middle East.[2] Russell speaks Arabic and Dari.[3]

In January 2010 he became a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.[4]

Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms

Russell's 2014 book, published by Basic Books is a chronicle of the vanishing religious minorities of the Middle East, including the Yazidis, Mandeans, Zoroastrians, Druze, Samaritans, Copts and Kalasha.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Bazzi, Mohamad (19 December 2014). "'Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms,' by Gerard Russell". New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. Saldana, Stephanie (24 October 2014). "ISIS's War on the World's Ancient Religions". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. Sahner, Christian (January 2016). "Endangered Faiths". First Things.
  4. "Staff Bio". fpc.org.uk. Foreigh Policy Center. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. William Dalrymple (historian) (31 December 2014). "Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms review – illuminating the plight of the Middle East's minorities". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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