From Baghdad to Gaza & the immoral becoming normal.
World Humanitarian Day reflections on the evolving threat.
Humanizing the Headlines
Every headline has a human impact that often goes either unreported or improperly reported. I focus on what the rhetoric really means for those living with the consequences of it.
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I delivered a daughter's scent to her mother in Afghanistan
Marking the 5 years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
I did not deserve to be forgiven with such grace for failing.
My brain just wanted to save one thing in Gaza.
Trump announces historic Gaza agreement, Israel strikes medical warehouses.
What does this look like on the ground?
Dad, are you reading my phone?
"God bless them this is real humanity."
Washington called them terrorists, other fighting groups called them their only chance.
An on the ground look at the rise of the Nusra Front Part 2
An ex-Al Qaeda guy took me to meet his mom.
And an on the ground look at the rise of the Nusra Front Part 1.
"We don't need a heat wave to suffer."
Gaza: where even soap is weaponized.
I started a charity to save myself; stop thinking I'm some sort of a hero.
I did not start INARA because I’m a nice person.
A family was so hungry they ate C4 thinking it was some sort of a spread.
We cannot allow the current status quo of Gaza become the new norm.
Stop asking "are you optimistic about Syria". It’s irrelevant.
On the need to reframe the question and the framework.
No I’m not CIA, I’m not trying to kill you
Benghazi, Libya Sept 2012
Netanyahu declares Israel’s ambition to take over all of Gaza
That’s what the headlines should be.
The weight of the black bags.
Part of an Iranian woman's story.
I'm sorry Mama, I did not understand.
Istanbul 2019
My Syrian mama blocked my breaking news coverage from a firefight.
Jan 2007 Baghdad, Iraq
I got butt blisters trying to be a hero.
Location: Zakouma National Park, Chad Feb 2014
Hearing the sound of pain for the first time.
Location: Samarra, Iraq Oct 2004
Israeli soldiers swabbed my breast implants for explosives
Location: Gaza, Palestine Dec 2024