Maya Gebeily on why she writes

Al-Monitor contributor Maya Gebeily shares her thoughts on journalism.
A woman looks on as she sits amongst displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, who are sleeping on the ground at Bajed Kadal refugee camp, southwest of Dohuk province August 23, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR43FCQ
A woman looks on as she sits among displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, in Dahuk province, Aug. 23, 2014. - REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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Maya Gebeily, a Lebanese-American journalist based in Beirut, has been writing for Al-Monitor since February 2014.

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