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The Hejaz Railway: A Plan to Unite the Middle East by Train

The Hejaz Railway: A Plan to Unite the Middle East by Train

by Richard Collett | Mar 18, 2025 | Borders, Stories

Discover the story of the Hejaz Railway, an audacious Ottoman-era plan to unite the Middle East, and how it could soon be resurrected. The Hejaz Railway was the most ambitious engineering project the Ottoman Empire ever embarked on. Intended to link...
Discovering Stories of Exile on a Syrian Food Tour in Istanbul

Discovering Stories of Exile on a Syrian Food Tour in Istanbul

by Richard Collett | Jun 18, 2024 | Stories, Turkey

In Istanbul, the city’s food scene tells hidden stories of exile. Here’s what I discovered on a refugee-led culinary tour of the Turkish metropolis. By Richard Collett “Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this...

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