Bio
Alice Al Maleh
Alice worked with Syria Direct until 2019. Originally from Denmark, she has a background in political science and a particular interest in issues related to human rights, statelessness, gender and European refugee politics.
Latest Articles
Raqqa pupils and teachers prepare for new school year after ‘pitch-black darkness’ of IS rule
Raqqa teachers attend a July workshop. Photo courtesy of Raqqa […]
‘Where am I supposed to go?’ Despite growing talk of returns, Syrian refugees in Zaatari still fear risks of heading home
A Syrian in Zaatari Camp last week. Photo by Walid […]
In a city buried by rubble, Raqqa residents work to restore ‘life’ to ancient heritage sites
The deadly expulsion of the Islamic State from Syria’s Raqqa last October was, arguably, one of the most destructive events in the ancient city’s 1,500-year history.
East Ghouta families mired in unrecognized births, marriages after years under opposition rule
A street in Douma on July 26. Photo by Louai […]
Women, children face legal limbos and statelessness following collapse of Islamic State ‘caliphate’
Children in the Ain al-Issa camp in December 2017. Photo […]
US-backed opposition authorities in northern Syria push for ‘de-centralization’ agreement with Damascus: SDF
Members of the SDC meet in Tabqa on July 16. […]
At least 150 people killed in devastating IS ground offensive, suicide attacks on Suwayda province
The site of one of the explosions in Suwayda city […]
‘The photos he left behind speak for themselves’: Remembering the work of Yarmouk photographer Niraz Saied
Two Yarmouk residents in 2015. Photo courtesy of Niraz Saied. […]
After eight years, Damascus International Flower Festival returns to a changed capital
The “Damascus Brings Us Together” festival in Tishreen Park on June […]
Few Turkmen said to remain in north Homs following large-scale evacuations in May
AMMAN: The majority of the ethnic Turkmen population in the […]