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Sadakat Kadri (born 1964 in
Amazon reviews of Kadri's Cadogan Guide
/ref> His 2005 book, ''The Trial: A History, from Socrates to O. J. Simpson'' was written after two and a half years spent in Manhattan, having arrived shortly before
Author's website for ''The Trial''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadri, Sadakat 1964 births Living people English travel writers Harvard Law School alumni Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Sadakat Kadri (born 1964 in London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
) is a lawyer, author, travel writer and journalist. One of his foremost roles as a barrister was to assist in the prosecution of former Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
an president Hastings Banda
Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898 – 25 November 1997) was the prime minister and later president of Malawi from 1964 to 1994 (from 1964 to 1966, Malawi was an independent Dominion / Commonwealth realm).
In 1966, the country became a republic and ...
. As a member of the New York Bar he has worked as a volunteer with the American Civil Liberties Union
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. He has also specialised in freedom of information issues.
He currently lives in London
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and writes law-based articles for the British
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current affairs magazine ''New Statesman
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'', and the '' London Review of Books''.
Early life and education
Born in London in 1964 of Pakistani and Finnish parents, Kadri studied history and law atTrinity College, Cambridge
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, where he graduated with a first, and has a master's degree from Harvard Law School.
Career
Kadri's parallel travel writing career started with a visit toPrague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
during the 1989 Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...
, as one of only a handful of 'non-journalists' who actually observed the reality of the changes without being hamstrung by press conferences and filing deadlines. He stayed on in Prague for two years to pen the groundbreaking Cadogan Guide to that city./ref> His 2005 book, ''The Trial: A History, from Socrates to O. J. Simpson'' was written after two and a half years spent in Manhattan, having arrived shortly before
September 11, 2001
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. He was inspired to write his 2012 work ''Heaven on Earth'', by the September 11, 2001
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and July 7, 2005 bombings. Critics have called that book "extremely valuable" and "entertaining", "carefully researched", and "thorough and admirable".
Selected works
*1991: ''Prague'', Cadogan city guides, *2005: ''The Trial: A History, from Socrates to O. J. Simpson'', *2012: ''Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari'a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World'',References
External links
Author's website for ''The Trial''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadri, Sadakat 1964 births Living people English travel writers Harvard Law School alumni Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge