Rasha Elass
@RashaElass
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Editorial Director @newlinesmag. Covered the Middle East in peace & war. @Reuters @NPR @columbiajourn. Former blue check. Usual disclaimers. Pitch me!
Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2009
My piece on the mood in Damascus where I spent time last month, just days before HTS Aleppo's takeover -- for @newlinesmag.
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RT @simongandrew: @RashaElass @newlinesmag Thank you for sharing this essay, Rasha! It’s a personal piece and I’m honored to have it appear…
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After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation, finding their villages destroyed and Israeli forces still present. @CP__Ward reports from the ground for @newlinesmag.
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RT @hxhassan: Traditional Damascus houses - not a mansion or a palace, just a regular family house. Contains county-level facilities, fro…
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Indian novelists, writing in direct response to ongoing sociopolitical changes in India, are painting a picture of what it means to be young and disenchanted in a deeply polarized country, @ichakdaana writes for @newlinesmag.
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“America First” Christians are growing more critical of Israel — and they are turning on Donald Trump, reports @amandabkadlec for @newlinesmag.
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A crisis is unfolding in northeastern Colombia, where rival militant and criminal groups are battling for control of a strategic region prized for its drug trafficking and geopolitical influence. Santiago Ospina Celis reports for @newlinesmag.
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Al Bukamal in eastern Syria, once a stronghold for Iranian militias, is now free. But the scars of war run deep. @shellykittleson reports from the city for @newlinesmag.
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The Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance is up for grabs on Feb. 2. As African music continues to gain global popularity, @kliwewe explores the financial and cultural struggles African artists face to win Western appeal, for @newlinesmag.
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RT @almuslimi: In case you missed it earlier, my recent piece for @newlinesmag explores the #Houthis, the nature of informal politics in #Y…
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Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran maintained a covert, mutually beneficial relationship for years after the 1979 revolution. @rananejad explores the strategic calculations that trumped the hostile public rhetoric, for @newlinesmag.
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RT @AmericanMaghreb: ROOTED IN THE BODY by Lisa J. White & illustrated by Mahmoud Shaltout is a delightful book (@AUCPress 2021). It uses s…
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Yemen’s Houthis are among the world's most misunderstood groups. Critics fail to grasp that Houthis don't function like a hierarchical organization, which is why they can adapt to the political landscape, argues @almuslimi in @newlinesmag.
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“America First” Christians are growing more critical of Israel — and they are turning on Donald Trump, reports @amandabkadlec for @newlinesmag.
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RT @DannyPostel: An epic piece by my @newlinesmag colleague @RashaElass. It wrestles with the biggest questions facing Syria as it enters a…
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RT @democracynow: “We Are Documenting Our Genocide”: Gaza Journalists Demand Int’l Media Defend Colleagues in Palestine
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RT @KenRoth: As a growing number of Israeli voices openly condemn the actions of their military in Gaza, the Israeli government is taking e…
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RT @AJEnglish: "Europe... ignored the most televised genocide of modern times." Israeli historian Ilan Pappe shared his sense of shock abo…
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