Matthew Parris, a British voice who sees the Middle East without tourist glasses

Matthew Parris is not just a name on the opinion page. He is a journalist and former politician who left the Conservative Party to become a regular columnist for Fleet Street. He is a writer who does not repeat the discourse of hegemony, but rather exposes the failure of Western policies and defends the moral position wherever it may be. Those familiar with his career know that he started out in Parliament, in the ranks of the Conservatives, before becoming a journalist and political commentator, writing with the rigour of someone who knows the ins and outs of decision-making and with an uncompromising moral sense. Parris is one of the rare British voices that does not read the Arab world […]