Abubakr al-Shamahi is a British-Yemeni freelance journalist, and the editor of CommentMidEast.com, a platform for young people to write about the Arab world. He holds an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), and writes regularly for Al Jazeera English, The Guardian and The Majalla.

www.commentmideast.com

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