Author Asmae Dachan

An independent journalist, photographer, and Italian-Syrian writer. She is a contract lecturer of Multimedia Arabic and Arabic for International Cooperation at the University of Macerata and a councillor of the Order of Journalists of the Marche. She collaborates with various publications, focusing particularly on the Middle East and human rights. She has worked in Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Belgium, Greece, England, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. She is a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, an Ambassador for Peace at the University for Peace in Switzerland, and a volunteer rescuer for the Italian Red Cross. She is the creator and author of the blog “Diario di Siria” – “Writing to Rediscover the Value of Human Life” and the podcast "Siria, guerra e gelsomini" (Syria, War and Jasmines). She is the author of novels and poetry collections that have won awards and received commendations in various competitions. Her latest work is "Siria, il giorno dopo. Le ferite e le speranze" (Syria, The Day After. Wounds and Hopes), published by Add editore in 2026.