My map is not ‘half-seen’, Karam Nama; it’s focused sharply

I read Karam Nama’s commentary on my article, “The cowards’ playbook”, published by MEMO last week, with interest. While I appreciate his generous words regarding my past work and physical courage, I fear that he has missed the point of my article. Moreover, I think that he misunderstands what true journalistic and intellectual courage actually means. In my experience, it does not mean reacting to every tragedy on earth simultaneously; it means speaking truthfully about the specific matters before you, which is what I did in “The cowards’ playbook…”. Nama mistakes my focused lens for a blind eye. It’s true to say that my MEMO article was not an exhaustive encyclopaedia of global tyranny. Had that been the case, it […]