'Sand Cafe' Offers Fictional Take on Gulf War Reporting
Journalist Neil MacFarquhar is a veteran Middle East foreign correspondent and was Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times. Next, he will cover Islam in North America for the Times. His new novel The Sand Cafe is set in Saudi Arabia and examines the day-to-day reporting life of foreign correspondents in the Middle East during the Gulf War.
Other MacFarquhar Interviews
Journalist Turns Novelist in 'The Sand Cafe' April 9, 2006
Arab Nations Promise Reforms at Regional Summit May 23, 2004
Democracy Protesters, Vigilantes Clash in Iran June 14, 2003
Iraq Arms Inspections Jan. 6, 2003
Osama Dates Nov. 10, 2002
