Luna Safwan
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.
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.