Articles

Reflections on a week in a pre-collapse geodesic dome. Published in Dark Mountain.

Reflections on the 60-year anniversary of the ‘conquest’ of Everest. Culturally, is it time to start coming down the mountain?

Following the flyways of the city’s bright green avian invaders. Published in Narratively.

An attempt to enter the landscape of Albania’s Accursed Mountains. Published in Elsewhere.

The myth of Everest, and my family connection to the world’s highest mountain. Published in The Guardian.

The worrying rise of ‘illiberal democracy’ in the heart of Europe. Published in New Internationalist.

Investigating the plight of South Asian migrant workers in the UAE in the economic slump. Published in Political Insight.

Surviving six nightmarish weeks in the world’s most hyperbolic city.

How dissent is being crushed in the West’s key Horn of Africa ally. Published in New Internationalist.

A three-day pilgrimage in Kashmir to the sacred Shiva-lingam of Amarnath. Published in Guardian Travel.

The devastating impacts of glacier collapse on the Valley of Kashmir.

As Rastafarians seek a spiritual return Ethiopia, Ethiopia’s ancient Jewish population flees to Israel. A portrait of two exiles.

The troubling world of ‘tribal safaris’ and the impact of tourism on Ethiopia’s Omo Valley.

Exploring the streets of Harar, Ethiopia’s city of three religions.

A descent into Ffos-y-Fran, the UK’s last open-cast coal mine. Published in Natur Cymru.

How Sámi languages are resisting linguistic extinction in the frozen north of Finland. Published in Resurgence & Ecologist.

How sacred groves, rivers, forest and mountains are helping preserve biodiversity in India. Published in Search.

How one Sámi language was saved from disappearance deep in the Finnish Arctic. Published in Search.