Bio
Ammar Hamou
Ammar Hamou is a Senior Editor. Originally from East Ghouta outside the Syrian capital, Ammar studied journalism at Damascus University. He has participated in numerous journalism trainings in the US, Europe and Jordan, and has published in-depth research on the Syrian conflict.
Latest Articles
Half a year without pay, East Ghouta educators threaten to strike
EDUCATION FIRST: Teachers in the rebel-held East Ghouta suburbs have […]
How the Islamic State uses women to control women
March 25, 2015 The Islamic State’s all-female Khansaa Brigade, formed […]
Questions of ‘overstepping’ judiciary as Jaish al-Islam claims Douma victory
January 9, 2015 AMMAN: Although the result appears to have […]
Trapped by hunger and encirclement, Douma struggles under rebel leadership
AMMAN: Soaring prices and chronic shortages of food and fuel have left residents of Douma caught between the regime encirclement of their East Ghouta town and the inattentive rule of rebel brigades.