This weekend’s joint attack on Iran by Israel and the US has dragged the region into conflict, with Tehran retaliating by bombing countries previously considered safe. Although there was apprehension about what will happen next, Kipnis said she was grateful to her students and being able to teach to remain grounded. In Dubai, mobile phone alerts continue to inform everyone of incoming missile attacks, telling them to seek refuge in public car park shelters. “I know what they are going through worrying about me.”Is she apprehensive about returning to Bradford’s Dubai campus in the future? So these are very ordinary things, but they are very important things because without them, I would be in a very, very different situation.

Source: The Times March 05, 2026 12:13 UTC