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Tim Whewell

@BBCTimWhewell

BBC current affairs reporter, especially covering Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet states, Africa and Middle East

شامل ہوئے Şubat 2011
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Tim Whewell@BBCTimWhewell·
I’m amazed by what the women of #Rojava - Syrian #Kurdistan - achieved, amid war, over the past 14 years. Can they stay powerful now Rojava’s losing its autonomy? One foreign admirer says: “It would be heartbreaking if what they fought for was lost.” podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
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For 14 yrs, #Syria ‘s #Kurds built a unique society where men and women share official jobs. What will remain of their experiment - including female fighting units -now they’re being integrated into a state led by former Islamists? My report on #Rojava now bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
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@liziaqua88 Yes - a fascinator! Just what I need perhaps 😊 Sadly no longer creatable from objects on Pritesh’s stall
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For a minute or two I thought those wee containers (on the shelf, as it turns out) were some sort of wee hat which was set at a jaunty angle to the side of your head… *would make a good picture story tbf*
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After 36 yrs Pritesh Patel’s news stall on #Brixton tube station closes today. London has ever fewer good newsagents. And Pritesh is irreplaceable - so well-informed (thanks to #Radio4 in his ear!) that for years I have tried out story ideas on him - and valued his judgment.

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After 36 yrs Pritesh Patel’s news stall on #Brixton tube station closes today. London has ever fewer good newsagents. And Pritesh is irreplaceable - so well-informed (thanks to #Radio4 in his ear!) that for years I have tried out story ideas on him - and valued his judgment.
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This version of my 'People's History of Gaza' should be available everywhere. Worth a listen to understand what its people have been through since the Strip came into being in 1948 podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/a-p…
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A People's History of Gaza: 'an oral history of Gaza, from the creation of the Strip in 1948 to the eve of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, told through the experiences of ordinary people.' Only available in the UK bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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“When we were younger, storks decorated the sky.” The back-story of #Gaza since 1948 - often tragic, sometimes surprising, occasionally inspirational. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
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@PatriciaNicol @ST_Culture Hi Patricia - I’m keen to tell you about an oral history of Gaza I’ve made, that goes out next month. Could you follow me so I can DM you? Thanks! Tim
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Patricia Nicol@PatriciaNicol·
Public announcement: If you make radio or podcasts, have something NEW, a NEW SEASON, a particularly noteworthy episode or are exploring new audio terrain, please tell me about it, as I might like to cover for @ST_Culture Reply here, or DM #podcast #Radio #Audio
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Half a million Syrian servicemen were sacked when the Assad regime fell. They’ve got no income, no prospects. Could their discontent eventually fuel an insurgency like that in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein? My report from #Damascus bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
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Laura Phillips 💙@LauraPh222·
13m Syrians - half the population - left their homes during #Syria’s 13-year civil war. 7m were internally displaced. 6m fled abroad. Bringing them home is perhaps the biggest challenge facing Syria's new rulers. @BBCTimWhewell follows returnees to #Homs to see what’s they find…
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As Donald Trump says he’ll lift sanctions on #Syria, what are the prospects for bringing home the millions of Syrians forced to flee during the civil war? My report from #Homs #حمص bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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As Donald Trump says he’ll lift sanctions on #Syria, what are the prospects for bringing home the millions of Syrians forced to flee during the civil war? My report from #Homs #حمص bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
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A castle of clotted cream? In #Homs, post-war reconstruction has barely begun, but the city patissiers build their famous halawet el jibn delicacy sturdily and high from a mixture of semolina and cheese حمص#
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Celebrations in Homs, #Syria today as buses bring another 124 families home fromcamps after years of displacement. Some haven’t seen their home city for 14 years. But parts of Homs in ruins and there are few jobs.With 7m Syrians internally displaced, resettlement is a huge task.
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Łukasz Adamski
Łukasz Adamski@LukaszAdamskiPL·
Na BBC pojawił się wyważony, a przy tym sympatyzujący z argumentami przeciwników gloryfikacji UPA materiał o Rzezi Wołyńskiej i problemie ekshumacji autorstwa @BBCTimWhewell. Cytowana jest m.in. @KarolaAdamiec, Leon Popek, @viatrovych @SPlokhy, a także ja sam. W listopadzie byłem z autorem w Bazaltowem (dawniej: Janowa Dolina) i opowiadałem mu o okolicznościach Rzezi i problemach w stosunkach polsko-ukraińskich. bbcrussian.substack.com/p/polish-ghost…
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