Our People

Lara Bitar

Editor in Chief

Mansour Aziz

Art Director

Sintia Issa

Editor at Large

Layal Khatib

Web Developer

Saseen Kawzally

Arabic-Language Editor

Christina Cavalcanti

Journalist

Annia Ciezadlo

Investigations Editor

Layla Yammine

Journalist

Simon Assaf

Commissioning Editor

Fatima Fouad el-Samman

Researcher & Writer

Dana Hourany

Journalist

Tracy J. Jawad

Editorial Assistant

Lylla Younes

Contributing Editor

Basyma Saad

Contributing Editor

Laura Albast

Audience Engagement Editor

Kareem Chehayeb

Investigative Journalist

Julia Choucair Vizoso

Contributing Writer & Editor 

Rabie Mustapha

Arabic-language Translator

Yazan al-Saadi

Comictern Lead Writer 

Amy Chiniara

Resident Comic Artist

Karim Merhej

Researcher & Writer

Omar Thawabeh

Arabic-language Translator

Yara El Murr

Journalist 

Chloé Benoist

Contributing Editor

Richard Salame

Investigative Journalist

Zia Zinn

Snoozer in Chief