Bio
Mateo Nelson
Mateo Nelson was a 2014-2015 fellow at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad program (CASA I) in Amman, Jordan. Mateo holds a BA in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, with a certificate in Arabic Language and Culture.
Latest Articles
The network: A virtual hunt for suspected Islamic State members in Syria
AMMAN: Aghid al-Khodr wakes up early, before the sun rises. […]
Opposition fighters wage counter-offensive in Idlib to drive back Syrian army advances
AMMAN: Syrian rebels said they recaptured several villages in southeastern […]
A power struggle over education emerges between rival opposition governments in Idlib province
AMMAN: The students of Free Aleppo University satellite campuses in […]
Syrian army advances deeper into Idlib rebel heartland as thousands flee
AMMAN: Syrian government forces continued a swift advance into the […]
‘We live on the hope of returning’ to Aleppo city
This week marks the first anniversary of the evacuation of […]
When it comes to attacks on journalists, military defeat of the Islamic State ‘is not the end of the story’
The number of casualties among journalists in Syria dropped for […]
As fronts cool and hardline Islamists take over, three FSA fighters return to civilian life in northwestern Syria
AMMAN: Ali al-Ghafar went to prison as a demonstrator in […]
Students of opposition school system ‘start from zero’ in government-held Aleppo city
AMMAN: As Syrian government forces rolled through rebel-held east Aleppo […]
Shivering residents in northwestern Syria burn secondhand clothing for warmth
AMMAN: As winter arrives in opposition-held northwestern Syria, residents are […]
Syrian public sector employees fired in latest government conscription effort
AMMAN: Anas Muhammad had a normal life until last month. […]