In Beyond The Headlines – Life In Syria Today, Rose Essam, our CEO, will lead a conversation with Action Syria Trustees, George Butler and Mazen Gharibah, exploring what life in Syria is like today – beyond what the headlines have reported.
They will be sharing stories of families navigating daily challenges and the hope that is felt across Syrian communities, and details on how Action Syria is working with partners to support communities on the ground.
We’ll finish with a live Q&A session. There will be time to ask questions during the event, but you can also submit them in advance when you register your attendance.
This is an exclusive, not-to-be-missed conversation that offers a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of what’s happening beyond the headlines—and how together, we can make a difference. We hope to see you there.
Rose is our CEO and has been at the helm of Action Syria since 2017, following 5 years with Save the Children International. Rose studied languages at the University of Edinburgh before moving to Damascus in 2010/11 to learn Arabic. She is a founding member of Action Syria and loves making muhammara in her spare time.
George is an award-winning artist, specialising in travel and current affairs. His drawings are done in situ, in pen, ink and watercolour. In 2012, he was in Syria recording the ongoing war. His drawings have been used editorially by the Times, the Guardian, and are held in the V&A collection. He is a founding member of Action Syria.
Mazen is from Homs, Syria, and brings extensive knowledge of the Syrian conflict. He is an Executive Director at the Syrian British Consortium, researcher at LSE’s Conflict & Civil Society Research Unit, and a member of the UN-backed Syrian Constitutional Committee. Behind the scenes, Mazen claims to be an “excellent Syrian chef”, specialising in his grandmother’s recipes.
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