Terence Ward

Terence Ward grew up in Arabia and Iran. Later in Egypt, he studied Islamic history at the American University of Cairo, while singing in a jazz band. He then graduated in political science from Berkeley. Based in Athens, he served as a cultural consultant across the Persian Gulf for seven years. From Indonesia, he served on humanitarian missions for the UN and the Open Society in East Timor and Burma. His first book, Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran, chronicles his family’s odyssey back to ancient Persia and modern Iran. The Guardian of Mercy recounts how an extraordinary painting by Caravaggio in Naples changed the life of its custodian today. The Wahabi Code describes how the Saudis spread extremism globally over four decades. Ward serves on the board of The Markaz Review, a timely literary review that embraces all cultures of the Middle East. His latest work Emilio Pucci: the Astonishing Odyssey of a Fashion Icon, was co-authored with his wife, Idanna Pucci.