Robert Fisk: Reporting from the Frontline - Nelofer Pazira-Fisk

Join award-winning journalist and filmmaker Nelofer Pazira-Fisk to discuss the legacy of her late husband Robert Fisk, a renowned foreign correspondent who covered civil wars around the world.

Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, Robert reported from the Middle East, former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland.

At this event, Nelofer will be in conversation with Amanda Ferguson reflecting on her work completing Robert’s final book, Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East, journeying from the aftermath of the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings, the Syrian civil war and the Israel-Palestine conflict. 

Robert Fisk was a bestselling author and journalist. He spent forty-four years in the Middle East and his work spanned nearly five decades, covering conflicts in the Arab world, former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland. He was The Independent’s Middle East correspondent, and his book The Great War for Civilisation was published internationally to great critical acclaim. He is also the author of Pity the Nation, The Age of the Warrior and Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East (2025). 

Nelofer Pazira-Fisk is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. While based in Beirut she worked closely with her late husband Robert Fisk, reporting and filming from the frontlines in the region, in addition to her own work in Afghanistan. An advocate of women’s rights, Nelofer is a former president of PEN Canada. She is the author of A Bed of Red Flowers.