Luna Safwan
Guest blogger
Bio:
Luna Safwan is a Lebanese journalist based in Beirut, working as a news assistant with the Daily Telegraph, and as an editor for Raseef22. She has been covering Syria since 2012 with a special focus on refugees, women, and humanitarian violations. She previously worked for NOW News and The New Arab and has a bachelor’s in journalism.
WMC Women Under Siege
September 13, 2017 | Luna Safwan, Sama Masoud |
Disability,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Violence against women,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Rape: A weapon of war with long-term consequences
Rahaf feared going home. Her clothes had been torn, making visible the painful red welts that would turn into eggplant-colored bruises. On her arms and legs, her family and fiance would be able to see the round burn marks where they put out cigarettes on her skin.
Recent Articles
WMC Women Under Siege
In Rural Tamil Nadu, Child Marriage Was Already Rampant. Then Came the Pandemic.
WMC Unspinning
Zulu