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Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison is a British photojournalist whose career spans three decades, working for print, digital and broadcast media in the UK and the UAE. He's covered a broad spectrum of subjects, from health issues and farming in England, to the refugee crisis in Lebanon and the war in Afghanistan. He is a former senior editor with Al Arabiya English and tweets @PhotoPJHarrison.

Driving isn’t a right, it’s a privilege; so slow down and show some respect

There are motorists here who drive badly, who don’t seem to care when they’re fined...

 Trump’s victory isn’t isolated, it’s part of a disenfranchised tsunami

Donald Trump’s victory should probably not come as much of a surprise as it has, given the tsunami of so-called shock election outcomes and revolutions around the world in recent years. Globally......

 What if we all got to choose the president of America?

For non-Americans it’s a case of watching and hoping that the US makes the ‘right’ decision, whatever that might be...

 The UN’s idea of women’s empowerment is fiction

What about the unnamed burkini-clad women who stood up for the rights of every woman to wear whatever they want...

 Are we on the brink of World War Three, or has it started?

Russia and the US have of late reentered a dangerous stand-off, last seen back in the depths of the Cold War...

 No Nobel for the noble: Should the White Helmets have won the Nobel Peace Prize?

White Helmets are an unarmed group of people who have remained in the war ravaged Syria with the sole purpose of saving lives...

 The illogical trend of prejudice

It is hard to see how anyone can explain in any rational way any form of bigotry...

 Of selfie, narcissism and going ‘social’

There’s a tale of a young man called Narcissus, who was so vain that he fell in love with his own reflection...