Maan Alhmidi / @maan_alhmidi

Maan Alhmidi is a reporter based in Ottawa. He is currently working for the Canadian Press after graduating with a master's degree in journalism from Carleton University. During his two years at Carleton, Alhmidi interned at several Canadian media outlets including the Globe and Mail, the Chronicle Herald and the Winnipeg Free Press. Previously, he reported on the Arab Spring uprising in Syria and the civil war that followed it before moving to Turkey, where he continued to work as a reporter and editor covering the Syrian conflict and the refugee crisis.