{"id":307,"date":"1978-10-10T23:50:31","date_gmt":"1978-10-10T21:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matzpen.org\/english\/?p=307"},"modified":"2014-04-13T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T10:08:40","slug":"nigel-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matzpen.org\/english\/1978-10-10\/nigel-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The members of the Khamsin collective announce with deeply-felt grief the sudden death of Nigel Disney, a dedicated member of our collective. Nigel, born in Nottingham, died at the age of 26 on the 24 June 1978 in a London hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Nigel became involved in third world struggles during his studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He was a member of several groups concerned with Asian politics, Indo-China, Korea and Hong Kong. During &#8216;his stay in the United States, he became involved in Middle Eastern issues and the Palestinian struggle. Between 1975 and 1977 he was a staff writer and editor at the Middle East Research and Information Project in Washington DC. Upon his return to Britain last year, he worked for Events, an English-language Middle Eastern magazine, and devoted most of his spare time to the preparation of the publication of Khamsin in English. Nigel&#8217;s capacity for work was far greater than his frail physical appearance revealed.<\/p>\n<p>His death leaves us all bereaved. We have lost a dear comrade and a tireless and resolute worker for our cause. 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