Bio
Alaa Nassar
Alaa was forced to flee Damascus with her family because of the pressure from the Syrian regime in 2013. She was a student of Arabic Language & Literature at the University of Damascus. She came to Syria Direct because she hopes to find a new direction in her life and to show the world what is happening in her country.
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Northwestern Syria: Life in the time of COVID-19 (Photos)
Pictures taken inside Idlib province show how the rising COVID-19 pandemic is impacting daily life in the northwest province.
With drastic increase in COVID-19 cases, northwest Syria languishes under health, humanitarian crises
In two months, the number of COVID-19 cases in the opposition-held northwest Syria region increased from 138 confirmed cases on September to 7,500 on November.
Escaping Idlib: Risking death for a chance at life in Turkey
Despite increasing restrictions on border crossings, Syrian refugees risk it all for a better life in Turkey.
Freed from regime prisons, Syrian women seek refuge from social stigma
After enduring torture and sexual violence in prison, Syrian female survivors face societal stigma upon returning home.
‘Home is no longer safe’, Syrian refugee women in Jordan fear domestic violence more than COVID-19
As Jordan enters its sixth week of lockdown, victims of domestic violence, especially refugees, continue to suffer at the hands of their abusers with no end in sight.
For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the repercussions of the coronavirus may be more deadly than the infection
Alongside the rise in the number of cases, Syrian refugees are concerned about registering cases in the camps due to a lack of disinfectants and precautionary measures
Assad regime, HTS, and ISIS attempt to silence female journalists in Idlib
Syria Direct spoke to four women working as on-camera reporters and print journalists in HTS-held Idlib city to learn what they experience in their male-dominated profession.
Clinics close in al-Rukban as camp braces for Coronavirus
The 12,700 Syrians who reside in the al-Rukban internally displaced people’s camp find themselves totally unprepared to confront the virus.
Idlib’s antiquities: A forgotten tragedy in northwest Syria
Through their eroding cobblestones and damaged, worn-out carvings, Idlib province’s heritage sites tell the tale of another unfolding tragedy in northwest Syria.
Photo essay: Syrian artist challenges death with art
Akram Suweidan transformed the very same weapons of war meant to kill him and his fellow Syrians into pieces of art, delivering his message of freedom to the world.