<![CDATA[Shafet Ahwe Podcast]]>
shafetahwe.substack.com]]>https://shafetahwe.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 30 May 2026 09:31:25 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2580471.rssNicholas FrakesIndependent reporting on the Middle East, from the Middle EastepisodicNicholas Frakesshafetahwe@substack.comYes<![CDATA[Hunter Williamson: Covering conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East]]>What does it mean to cover conflict? What are the morals surrounding being a journalist in a conflict zone? Journalist Hunter Williamson speaks with Nicholas Frakes about his time in Ukraine after the Russian invasion as well as covering conflicts in the Middle East.

Hunter also publishes a Substack, Middle East Witness, which you can find here.



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You can read the full story for L'Orient Today here.



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