Selected coverage, interviews, and public conversations across international media and academic institutions, reflecting my work on Syria, civic resistance, and memory.
Selected Coverage & Recognition
- Reuters
In Aleppo, underground schools face bombardments and burnout
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/in-aleppo-underground-schools-face-bombardments-and-burnout-idUSKCN0VG0IN/ - The New York Times
Syrians in New York City celebrate the fall of Assad
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/world/middleeast/syrians-in-new-york-city-celebrate-the-fall-of-assad.html - NPR
Despite the odds, Syrian activist keeps basement schools running in Aleppo
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/01/495673495/despite-the-odds-syrian-activist-keeps-basement-schools-running-in-aleppo - University of Essex
Syrian democracy campaigner honoured at Essex graduation
https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/04/14/syrian-democracy-campaigner-honoured-at-essex-graduation-2025
Talks, Panels & Institutional Conversations
- Columbia University Middle East Institute
The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy
https://www.mei.columbia.edu/mei-event/the-impossible-revolution-making-sense-of-the-syrian-tragedy - Columbia University Middle East Institute
Public discussion on Syria
https://www.mei.columbia.edu/mei-event/opz3abtlx2klmcg9ndaut1ks4qxidv - International Journalism Festival
Speaker profile
https://www.journalismfestival.com/speaker/marcell-shehwaro
Marcelle Shehwaro 