FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION
The Middle East Association
Literary Reception: The House of War
Date: Wednesday, 4th June 2025
Time: 18:30
Venue: Broadway House, Tothill St, London SW1H 9NQ
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The Middle East Association cordially invites you to an evening of literary insight and historical reflection, as we host a special reception to mark the publication of:
The House of War: The Struggle Between Christendom and the Caliphate
by Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall
Sir Simon Mayall will be in conversation with the acclaimed historian and author, Justin Marozzi.
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Places are limited and allocated by invitation only.
Tickets are priced at £30 per person.
Includes drinks before.
Networking
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We hope you will join us for what promises to be an engaging and memorable evening.
With kind regards,
Sophia Hopton
Events & Business ManagerMiddle East Association
As The House of War Reviewers put it...
“It should be essential reading for diplomats, military leaders and politicians”
General Sir Patrick Saunders.
“No one could be better qualified to write on such a fascinating subject”,
Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny.
An engrossing account of over a thousand years of conflict that shaped our world”.
Dan Snow
About Simon Mayall
Lieutenant-General Sir Simon Mayall is an Arabist who spent his childhood in the Middle East. He is an engaging speaker and author who brilliantly brings to life historical events.
Simon read Modern History at Oxford, specialising in the Crusades, completing a thesis on Jihadi ideology. Commissioned to serve in the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, Simon commanded multinational forces in the Middle East during both Gulf Wars and the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces on secondment. In 2010, he became Defense Advisor in the Middle East, dealing with the Arab Spring and the rise of ISIS. His last appointment was as Prime Minister Cameron's Security Envoy to Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government after the fall of Mosul to Islamic State in 2014.
About Justin Marozzi
Justin Marozzi is a writer, journalist, historian and communications advisor who has spent most of his professional life working in and writing about the Islamic world. He has authored nine books, including Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities That Define a Civilization and Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood, the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize winner. Justin advises governments on communications at head of state and ministerial levels on behalf of the UK government. He is a Fellow and former Councillor of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.