Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 6: The Midwest

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The Midwest was where it all began for Barack Obama – and for me. Democrats and Republicans hold the first primaries for the nomination of their Presidential candidates in Iowa. Two weeks into my assignment as FTD’s Washington correspondent in … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 5(b): Pakistan

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The mullahs greeted us with all the respect that is due to guests in Pakistan. Maulana Sami Ul Haq, leader of the Haqqani Islamic seminary in Akora Khattak, received us in his office. We sat on sofas facing a group … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 5(a): Afghanistan

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

My first encounter with Afghanistan happened in the pedestrian zone of Königswinter. Instead of the mountain range of the Hindu Kush I could see the Petersberg mountain by Bonn. In late November 2001, hundreds of Afghan leaders as well as … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 4: India

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

If you are looking for challenges as a reporter, try P. Chidambaram. The man who currently serves his third stint as India’s Finance Minister was clearly not impressed when a young female reporter walked into his hotel suite in Berlin … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 3: South East Asia

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The Tiger Bar in Phuket was the last place where I would have seen myself on New Year’s Eve 2004. It was filled with techno beats, smoke and drunken tourists, many with Thai girls sitting on their laps. It was … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 2: China

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

North Korea might have kept me busy during the first few months in my job, but as a China Studies major, of course I longed to go back to China. In the summer of 2004, a fellowship by International Journalists’ … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 1: North Korea

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

When I started my job as Asia desk editor of FT Deutschland in February 2003, the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear activities became my personal crisis. I had hoped to flaunt my knowledge about China in my first weeks on … Continue reading →

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