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Alex Martin Astley is a freelance journalist based in Beirut. He covers conflict, foreign policy, and social justice issues. He has contributed to New Lines, The New Arab, and other publications.
Ghosts of the Past: Syria's Difficult Search for the Disappeared
Khadija Hadla’s apartment in the Syrian town of Daraya is riddled with bullet holes and memories. As she leafed through her family’s album, she stopped at a badly developed photo
"There is No Humanity Here:" Israel's Mass Evacuation Orders Leave 800,000 Displaced in Lebanon
It was supposed to be a Ramadan morning like any other. Zeinab,* bleary-eyed in the dark, joined her family in the living room to break their fast before dawn. Suddenly,
There is a blue notebook that Abu Ali always keeps on his desk. It is easy to miss among the clutter of civil war memorabilia filling his office in the
Assad's Fall Threatens to Reignite Decades of Sectarian Strife in Northern Lebanon
At first glance, Syria Street looks like any other busy road in Tripoli. But the bullet holes that riddle the apartment blocks and shopfronts suggest it has not always been
'It Was Annihilation.' Victims of Assad's Chemical Attacks Can Finally Speak Out
For years, victims of Syria's chemical attacks had to suffer in silence. But with the sudden collapse of the Assad regime, they can speak freely for the first time.
