A selection of journalistic writing I’m most proud.
August 2025Meet the Syrian Academic who left Scotland to Rebuild
In a Suburb in Damascus, Mohammad Al Ashmar watches his daughter sound out words from from a new children’s Arabic book.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26465481.meet-syrian-academic-left-scotland-rebuild/
June 2026Fund helping injured children from Gaza and Lebanon
IN a hotel tucked between the crowded streets of Hamra, Beirut, Aya, seven, sits with her sister and baby brother. Aya, from Sheikh Radwan in Gaza, was evacuated to Lebanon more than eight months ago to receive specialist treatment for the injuries she sustained in Gaza.
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/26214494.fund-helping-injured-children-gaza-lebanon/
January 2025Syrian Refugee Women Sustain Lebanon’s Agriculture Amid Growing Uncertainty
Damour, Lebanon — By the shores of Damour, the salty tang of the sea mingles with the earthy scent of cucumber plants. Inside a humid greenhouse, Munira* bends over tangled vines, pruning dead leaves alongside her sister, Ward. The distant roar of engines breaks the fragile quiet.
“Is that a plane or a warplane?” Munira asks, glancing nervously at the sky.