Austin Mackell

Austin Mackell is an Australian freelance journalist with a special interest in the Middle East and a progressive outlook. He has reported from Lebanon during the 2006 Israeli invasion, Iran during the turbulent 2009 elections and recently moved to Cairo to report on the transition to democracy. He tweets on @austingmackell and blogs on The Moon Under Water. He now lives in Quito Ecuador with his wife Aliya and their cat.