Alex writes news stories, features, investigations, reviews, and profiles for a wide of range of publications, on subjects ranging from social justice issues to film and migration.
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Syrian filmmaker in Turkey documents earthquake devastation and trauma (3 March 2023)
Joyland filmmaker Saim Sadiq on the politics of banning a film and the trans community in Pakistan (28 February 2023)
Syria, swimming and symbolism: Sally El Hosaini on humanising refugees with Netflix's The Swimmers (18 November 2022)
Alaa Abdel Fattah 'ready for the next battle’ says sister Mona Seif ahead of full hunger strike (3 November 2022)
From Sudan to Lebanon: How artist Ali Cherri depicts ‘invisible violence’ in the Arab world (5 August 2022)
Tahar Rahim: From A Prophet to a Hollywood Star (10 June 2022)
How post-revolution Tunisian cinema has become MENA's new home of indie filmmaking (1 June 2022)
You Resemble Me: Exploring the roots of radicalisation in the Paris banlieues (22 April 2022)
The Sudan Uprising And The Critical Role Of Social Media (17 September 2019)
The story of ‘Moonage Daydream’, a kaleidoscopic new David Bowie documentary (16 September 2022)
Objects of affection: The things that refugees hold close (24 January 2022)
Refugees in France: ‘I was in the boat yesterday, I almost died’ (23 December 2021)
Zemmour: French Jews slam far-right Jewish presidential hopeful (22 December 2021)
France remembers Paris massacre amid tensions with Algeria (15 October 2021)
Months until presidential vote, a far-right surge jolts France (13 October 2021)
Les Hijabeuses: Muslim women footballers tackle French hijab ban (13 September 2021)
Free speech vs Islamophobia: A teenager fuels debate in France (10 August 2021)
Agent Orange case: After defeat, woman, 79, vows to keep up fight (12 May 2021)
Le calciatrici che sfidano il divieto francese di portare l’hijab (23 September 2021) [Al Jazeera English feature picked up and translated in Italian by Internazionale]
‘Death, Dictates Silence’: An Afghan Refugee Portrays Exile in Film Screened at Haugesund (August 27, 2021)
Diversity and Representation in the Nordic Film Industry Tackled in Haugesund (August 27, 2021)
Religion, Islam and Feminism Come Under the Focus at Haugesund (August 24, 2021)
Morelia Films at Cannes Critics’ Week Highlight Violence Against Women in Mexico (July 20 2021)
Cannes Documentary Jury President Ezra Edelman on Social Media Anxiety, Legitimacy, and Soccer Racism (July 19 2021)
Folk Horror, Female Talent on the Rise in Genre Filmmaking, Cannes Discussion Fantastic 7 Hears (July 13 2021)
Annecy Title ‘Peel’ Looks at Ageing through Animation (17 June 2021)
Serbian Project on Lessons Learned from Europe’s Last Smallpox Epidemic Unveiled at Visions du Réel (25 April 2021)
‘Loving Highsmith,’ Casting New Light on the Crime Novelist, Taken by Filmcoopi, Salzgeber & Co (EXCLUSIVE) (21 April 2021)
Berlin Winner Jean-Gabriel Périot Preps ‘Facing Darkness,’ on the Siege of Sarajevo 30 Years On (16 April 2021)
Doc Project Spotlighting the Disappearance of Black Women Unveiled by Berlin Fipresci Winner Rama Thiaw (16 April 2021)
French Philosopher Voltaire Reinvented for the Modern Age in ZDFE-Sold and France Télévisions-Produced Series (12 April 2021)
Inside the fight against Poland’s abortion ban (7 December 2020)
Beirut protestors hold concert against LGBTQ censorship (12 August 2019)
A day on the streets with France’s Gilets Jaunes (12 December 2018)
In France, thousands protest violence against women (26 November 2018)
The Berlin neighbourhood fighting off the Google giant (29 June 2018)
Berlin’s clubbers get political for anti-Nazi protest (29 May June 2018)
The collectives taking on Poland’s right-wing uprising (22 March 2018)
The pop-up theatre where refugees take centre stage (2 February 2018)
Experience: I steal from museums (As told to Alexander Durie) (20 November 2020)
Europe's migrant crisis is worsening during the pandemic. The reaction has been brutal (contributed reporting) (September 1 2020)
France sees biggest jump in daily Covid-19 cases since easing lockdown restrictions (12 August 2020)
France to give $9 billion in pay raises to health care workers (15 July 2020)
Men suspected of Holocaust survivor's murder will go on trial in Paris (13 July 2020)
Newly appointed French minister faces rape allegation (7 July 2020)
French court launches inquiry into former prime minister's handling of Covid-19 crisis (3 July 2020)
15 Books By Black Authors To Read During Lockdown (15 April 2020)
Across The World, Lebanese Take To Streets In Solidarity (21 October 2019)
Photo Work In Progress Gets Personal (15 August 2019)
Lebanon Welcomes New Electronic Music Festival (9 August 2019)
Ibeyi, The Sister Act That Sounds Like No Other (7 August 2019)
Jain Spreads Charm, Ideas Of Tolerance (3 August 2019)
Lebanese Pianists Impress At Beiteddine Homecoming (1 August 2019)
Charbel Rouhana, Melhem Zein light up Byblos festival (29 July 2019)
Depardieu Charms With Barbara Tribute At Beiteddine (22 July 2019)
Ras Beirut Artisan Inspires Mural In Hamra (17 July 2019)
Ashkal Alwan shows 2019 student projects (12 July 2019)
The Music Festival Reviving The Italian South (14 June 2019)
At The Heart Of Hate: Inside France’s Identitarian Movement (13 January 2019)
Finding Home In The New Morning (1 May 2019)
Underground Love (17 January 2018)
Berlin’s Analogue Photography Scene (14 December 2017
The European Oscars (8 December 2017)
Indoor Street Art – The Best And The Worst (21 November 2017)
Forbidden Topics (8 November 2017)