Complex sentence: Formerly a publisher and expert on Arab Affairs with close family connections with the Arab world stretching back more than 30 years, at one time William Morris edited "Voice", a periodical on Arab Affairs.
Split into simpler sentences: Formerly a publisher, William Morris is an expert on Arab Affairs with close family connections with the Arab world stretching back more than 30 years. At one time William Morris edited "Voice", a periodical on Arab Affairs.