Elle Kurancid is an independent writer and editor based in the Mediterranean region. In recent years, she has collaborated with multiple documentarians from the MENA region and Europe on deep dives about Yemen’s enduring spirits, Egypt’s counterrevolutionary forces, America’s forever wars, France’s unwelcome refugees, Greece’s migratory landscapes, among other critical topics. She co-wrote the National Geographic Society–funded short films Above the Law (2019) and Killing the Messengers (2020). Her website is www.ellekurancid.com.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
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 the Western-supported, Saudi-led coalition has targeted 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....
Reportage Art from the Calais Jungle: “A Sea of Tents Surrounds Me”
As with the subjects of a courtroom sketch, the Jungle residents, being either refugee or migrant, are positioned as defendants....
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