Eric Margolis

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This is an article about Eric Margolis, the journalist. For information on Eric Margolis, the philosopher and cognitive scientist, see Holistic science.

Eric Margolis is a journalist born in New York City to a Jewish father and Albanian Muslim mother. He holds degrees from Georgetown the University of Geneva, and New York University. During the Vietnam War he served as a US Army infantryman.

1 Journalism
2 Political views
3 Business interests
4 Publications
5 External links

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Journalism

He now works in Canada as contributing editor to the Toronto Sun chain of newspapers, writing mainly on Middle East, South Asia, and Islamic affairs. He also writes for Dawn, Pakistan's leading newspaper, and for the Gulf Times in Qatar and Khaleej Times in Dubai,as well as "The American Conservative". He also appears frequently on Canadian television broadcasts – he was formerly a regular guest on TVOntario's show Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity whose spot is now filled by Patrick Martin. He appears regularly on CNN, Fox, CBC, Britain's Sky News, NPR, and CTV National.

Margolis is affiliated with several organizations including International Institute of Strategic Studies in London and the Institute of Regional Studies based in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Political views

Margolis identifies his politics as "Eisenhower Republican". Though his domestic political persuasion is moderately conservative (he is a staunch anti-communist and a supporter of capitalism), Margolis' paleoconservative views on the Middle East are sharply at odds with the neoconservatives.

Margolis is best known from his coverage of Palestine and Kashmir. Margolis' mother, Nexhemie Naimi, was also a journalist who spent a long time in the Middle East documenting the plight of the Palestinians during the 1950s[1]. Her influence, plus Margolis's role as a foreign correspondent in the Mideast and travelling with the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War, has given Margolis a strong interest in the Muslim World. He strongly supported NATO's intervention in the Kosovo war (unlike most paleoconservatives) and also supports the rebels in Chechnya.

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