Elle Kurancid is an independent writer and journalist who lives in the Mediterranean region. Since 2014, she has collaborated with more than a dozen documentarians on in-depth, justice-seeking stories across Egypt, Sudan, India, Syria, Türkiye, Greece, Yemen, Kenya, Ireland, Lebanon, Rwanda, Palestine, France, and the place where she was born—Peace River, Canada (located on Treaty 8 territory, the ancestral and traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples).
Elle Kurancid
Articles
Yet the Weapons Flow
As Sudanese civilians endure the world’s biggest displacement and humanitarian crises, uprooted political analyst Dallia Abdelmoniem unpacks the genocidal war in her country.
When the Dust Won’t Settle: Stories of Syrian War and Earthquake Survivors
Elle Kurancid writes about the aftermath of the earthquake in Syria, with documentary photographs by Walaa Alshaer.
“This Should Not Be Repeated”: Civilian Devastation, from Syria to Ukraine
In this photoessay, Elle Kurancid and Fadi Al-Shami compare the current crisis in Ukraine to the last decade of war in Syria.
Glory to the Unknowns: A Visual Tribute to the World’s Poor and Vulnerable in the Time of COVID-19
Elle Kurancid and Hamada Elrasam on those struggling in Egypt in the era of COVID-19.
The Optimistic Crown Prince
On the “Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen” and how the Western-supported, Saudi-led coalition targets Yemeni civilians.
One Worshipper Is Not Superior to Another
A years-long visual investigation into how Iraq War blowback is playing out in Egypt, the second-largest recipient of US military aid.
Fascism Advisory in Effect
Trump’s “America First” policies have given a “new wind of support” to Greece’s fascist Golden Dawn party. Take heed.
Predator of Press Freedom v. Prisoner of Conscience
Elle Kurancid on photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as “Shawkan,” who the Egyptian government has detained for years for photographing protests.
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