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
In al-Rukban camp, humanitarian inaction opens avenues for aid diversion
The “Pharmacy of Hope”, providing free medicine in al-Rukban camp, should have been a success story, but assistance is yet to come
“Home is always on my mind”: A new podcast by Syria Direct
In a new podcast series, Syria Direct presents the experiences of displaced Syrians.
Russia urges Syrian refugees to return – with no guarantees for their safety
Despite the obvious danger to Syrian refugees, Moscow and Damascus urged them to return in an international conference last week.
Syrians in France face the uncertain fallout of political tensions around caricatures, Islam and migration
After the recent beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty and the ensuing cultural backlash against Islam in France, Syrians have felt increasingly unsafe in France.
In the time of COVID-19, displaced children in Idlib struggle to cling to their right to education in a safe environment
In order to overcome challenges created by COVID-19, Violet, a local NGO in NW Syria, has created a distance learning program.
Efforts to document chemical weapon attacks in Syria lead to first criminal case against Assad
Syrian civil society organizations took the lead in building a case against the Syrian regime for carrying out chemical attacks on East Ghouta in 2013.
Five years after the Russian military intervention, Iran’s influence in Syria is growing
Russia’s military intervention in Syria in 2015 has been credited with changing the course of the revolution—however, it also increased Iran’s influence in the country.
Sorrow in the city, joy in the desert: A marriage in al-Rukban camp
Despite of all the challenges, love flourishes in the no-man’s land of al-Rukban.
Losing family overnight: A survivor recalls the Ghouta chemical massacre
Seven years after the chemical weapons attack in East Ghouta, the pain of survivors has not healed.
Update: Syria’s official COVID-19 caseload passes 2,000
Visualizing the current number of Coronavirus cases and potential hotspots in Syria.