Tam Hussein

1 week ago | dispatch-media.com | Tam Hussein

Under a March sky slashed with evening red, the three shire horses grazed peacefully, deaf to the din in the neighbouring field. A police cordon hinted at the cause of the commotion. The day before, the remains of a chopped-up body had been found by passersby. When I heard the news, I whispered a prayer: “Please don’t let it be Amin.” I wanted to call him, just to put my mind at ease, but I stopped myself. I didn’t want to open that door again.

3 weeks ago | newlinesmag.com | Tam Hussein

His presence brought hope, inclusion and pride to Liverpool — but no individual can live up to the demands of a divided nationOn April 11, Mo Salah threaded the ball to Luis Diaz, who belted it past the West Ham goalkeeper. Liverpool fans burst out in joy at Anfield, the club’s historic home ground. They were one step closer to the Premier League title — the top spot in England’s leading professional soccer league.

1 month ago | newlinesmag.com | Tam Hussein

On Oct. 1, 2024, gunfire cracked near the Israeli Embassy in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm. Later that day, two hand grenades exploded near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. The attacks were carried out by young men, reportedly aged between 15 and 20, with ties to Swedish organized crime. Swedish and Israeli investigators blamed Foxtrot, a cold and violent Swedish transnational crime syndicate that has dominated the northern European underworld.

2 months ago | tamhussein.substack.com | Tam Hussein

A few days after the fall of the brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad, I was in Damascus reconnecting with old friends. The capital was in a state of revolutionary euphoria and nation-building. There were activists on the steps of the historic Ottoman-era Hijaz Railway Station talking about the country’s future. Among the faces of the dead and missing Syrians plastered on the wall was the gaunt, boyish face of activist Mazen Al-Hamada. He had been killed just ten days before the regime fell.

Dec 31, 2024 | newlinesmag.com | Tam Hussein

The murder of two British businessmen turns a once-quiet seaside port into a symbol of unbridled gangland criminality I didn’t quite understand what the fuss was about as I sat in a cafe in the heart of Malmo, a city at the southern tip of Sweden, savoring some Syrian sweets and getting up to speed on press coverage of the city.I was in town to investigate the brutal murders of two British businessmen, Farooq Abdulrazak and Juan Cifuentes.