 He has been imprisoned twice by Israel during the course of his work.He was on board the international flotilla bound for Gaza in May 2010 which was boarded by the Israel Defense Forces His earlier news reports from the ship had warned of an impending bloody confrontation, and he reported live as Israeli soldiers boarded the Mavi Marmara Turkish ship.He was born and grew up in Glasgow to parents of Pakistani descent, and studied at the University of Stirling in Scotland, where his degree course specialised in documentary production.