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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