Author Elena Calogiuri

She holds a degree in Arabic language, literature, and culture, with a thesis on modern literature in Syria and Palestine. Since 2013, she has focused on Syria, publishing news articles and in-depth features in Italian newspapers. That same year, she began her humanitarian work, spending the last decade working primarily with Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Syria, Turkey, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, and Italy. Among the organizations she has worked with are Doctors Without Borders, EUAA, and UNRWA.