Originally from California, Thomas Small caught the travel bug early on and spent several years travelling the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. He is fluent in Arabic, with a first-class degree in Arabic & Islamic Studies from SOAS, and lived in Damascus for a year. He lives in London where he now works as a film producer and copywriter. He is Associate Producer of the documentary. This is his first book. Jonathan Hacker is the director and producer of the film PATH OF BLOOD. He read Modern History at Oxford University and then studied at USC film school in Los Angeles. He has directed a wide range of documentaries including the feature length 'Britain's First Suicide Bombers' for BBC2 on Islamic radicalism. He has received over fifteen international awards including the prestigious BAFTA and RTS. He is also author of Take Ten: Contemporary British Film Directors (OUP).

Originally from California, Thomas Small caught the travel bug early on and spent several years travelling the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. He is fluent in Arabic, with a first-class degree in Arabic & Islamic Studies from SOAS, and lived in Damascus for a year. He lives in London where he now works as a film producer and copywriter. He is Associate Producer of the documentary. This is his first book. Jonathan Hacker is the director and producer of the film PATH OF BLOOD. He read Modern History at Oxford University and then studied at USC film school in Los Angeles. He has directed a wide range of documentaries including the feature length 'Britain's First Suicide Bombers' for BBC2 on Islamic radicalism. He has received over fifteen international awards including the prestigious BAFTA and RTS. He is also author of Take Ten: Contemporary British Film Directors (OUP).