Rasha Elass
Global Fellow, PS21
Rasha Elass returned to the United States last year after covering the Middle East for over 10 years. She was based inside Syria to cover the uprising-turned-civil war for several media outlets, including Reuters, LA Times, National Public Radio (NPR), The World (PRI / BBC Radio), and International Business Times (IBT.com), often covering the war without a byline for security reasons. She is currently a global fellow with PS21, the Project for the Study of the 21st Century.
When I landed in Damascus in late 2005 as a foreign correspondent, I went looking for the most popular place where young Syrians spend their time. I found the American Cultural Center (ACC) to be one [...] More
