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'''Jason Burke''' is has worked for the BBC as a "[[terror expert]]" and has published numerous non-fiction books on [[Al-Qaeda]].
 
'''Jason Burke''' is has worked for the BBC as a "[[terror expert]]" and has published numerous non-fiction books on [[Al-Qaeda]].
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According to an article in ''[[Asharq Al-Awsat]]'' in 2009, Burke was the "first journalist to conduct an interview with President [[Pervez Musharraf]] after he seized power in [[Pakistan]] in October 1999" and "the first western journalist to enter the Afghan city of Khost during the US war in Afghanistan".<ref name=Asharq/>
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Burke attended [[Oxford University]]. For four years, he held a position as an investigative reporter at the ''[[Sunday Times]]''.<ref name=Asharq/> He relocated to Pakistan in 1998 to cover events there and in [[Afghanistan]]. During this period, he also travelled to [[Baghdad]] and [[Basra]]. Around 2000, he was hired by ''The Observer'' to serve as its chief foreign correspondent.<ref name=Asharq/>
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In [[2003]], Burke wrote ''[[Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror]]'', which was later updated and republished as ''Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam''. [[Noam Chomsky]] described it as the "best book there is" on [[Al-Qaeda]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3732345.stm</ref> He was interviewed in the 2004 BBC documentary ''[[The Power of Nightmares]]''. In 2006, he wrote ''On the Road to Kandahar: Travels through Conflict in the Islamic World''.
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A [[correspondent]] covering [[Africa]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'', he is currently based in [[Johannesburg]], having previously been based in [[New Delhi]] as the same paper's [[South Asia]] correspondent.<ref name=profile/> In his years of journalism, Burke has addressed a wide range of topics including politics, social affairs and culture in [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name=profile>https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jasonburke</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080228172120/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/page/0%2C11916%2C715400%2C00.html</ref> He has written extensively on [[Islamic extremism]] and, among numerous other conflicts, covered the wars of 2001 in [[Afghanistan]] and 2003 in [[Iraq]], the latter of which he described as "entirely justifiable from a humanitarian perspective".<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2004/05/01/think_again_al_qaeda </ref><ref name=Asharq>http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=16812</ref>
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According to a book review in [[2006]] in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Burke "is one of the journalistic band of brothers whose job is to get to the trouble spots ahead of the TV crews and show the electronic media what it is all about".<ref name=mosque>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3653348/The-mosque-militant.html</ref> His travels have included [[Gaza City|Gaza]], [[Kurdistan]], [[Thailand]], [[Algeria]], and [[Jordan]], among others.<ref name=Asharq/><ref name=mosque/>
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Burke also wrote "On the Road to Kandahar", and more recently the critically acclaimed "9/11 Wars" released in October 2011 which he discusses in detail in issue 5 of [[Umbrella Magazine]].<ref>https://issuu.com/umbrellamagazine/docs/low</ref>
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Person.png Jason Burke   Amazon LinkedIn Powerbase TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(journalist, author, “terror expert”)
Jason Burke.jpg
Born1970
NationalityUK
Alma materPembroke College (Oxford University)
InterestsAl-Qaeda
Guardian journalist who described the 2003 Iraq War as "entirely justifiable from a humanitarian perspective".

Employment.png Correspondent

In office
2009 - Present
Employerthe Guardian

Jason Burke is has worked for the BBC as a "terror expert" and has published numerous non-fiction books on Al-Qaeda.

According to an article in Asharq Al-Awsat in 2009, Burke was the "first journalist to conduct an interview with President Pervez Musharraf after he seized power in Pakistan in October 1999" and "the first western journalist to enter the Afghan city of Khost during the US war in Afghanistan".[1]

Biography

Burke attended Oxford University. For four years, he held a position as an investigative reporter at the Sunday Times.[1] He relocated to Pakistan in 1998 to cover events there and in Afghanistan. During this period, he also travelled to Baghdad and Basra. Around 2000, he was hired by The Observer to serve as its chief foreign correspondent.[1]

In 2003, Burke wrote Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror, which was later updated and republished as Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam. Noam Chomsky described it as the "best book there is" on Al-Qaeda.[2] He was interviewed in the 2004 BBC documentary The Power of Nightmares. In 2006, he wrote On the Road to Kandahar: Travels through Conflict in the Islamic World.

A correspondent covering Africa for The Guardian, he is currently based in Johannesburg, having previously been based in New Delhi as the same paper's South Asia correspondent.[3] In his years of journalism, Burke has addressed a wide range of topics including politics, social affairs and culture in Europe and the Middle East.[3][4] He has written extensively on Islamic extremism and, among numerous other conflicts, covered the wars of 2001 in Afghanistan and 2003 in Iraq, the latter of which he described as "entirely justifiable from a humanitarian perspective".[5][1]

According to a book review in 2006 in The Daily Telegraph, Burke "is one of the journalistic band of brothers whose job is to get to the trouble spots ahead of the TV crews and show the electronic media what it is all about".[6] His travels have included Gaza, Kurdistan, Thailand, Algeria, and Jordan, among others.[1][6] Burke also wrote "On the Road to Kandahar", and more recently the critically acclaimed "9/11 Wars" released in October 2011 which he discusses in detail in issue 5 of Umbrella Magazine.[7]


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References

  1. ↑ a b c d e http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=16812
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3732345.stm
  3. ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jasonburke
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080228172120/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/page/0%2C11916%2C715400%2C00.html
  5. ↑ https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2004/05/01/think_again_al_qaeda
  6. ↑ a b https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3653348/The-mosque-militant.html
  7. ↑ https://issuu.com/umbrellamagazine/docs/low
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