Ash Gallagher

Ash Gallagher is an investigative journalist with more than 10 years of experience working in multimedia formats, including broadcast, online and print, providing in-depth coverage in the Middle East and the United States. On Twitter: @beatnikjourno

Palestine | Nov 24, 2015

How one Palestinian is racing to get to the Olympics

Palestinian fitness instructor hopes to make it to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, despite discouragement from the Palestinian Olympic Committee.

Lebanon | Nov 12, 2015

How to solve Lebanese civil war disappearances

The International Committee of the Red Cross has a plan to identify the remains of those who went missing during Lebanon’s civil war, but support from the government is agonizingly slow.

Fatima Rida holds a photo of her Missing Husband, Hussein Moalim who disappeared during Lebanon's civil war in March 1976.

Lebanon | Oct 28, 2015

Self-immolation spreads in Middle East

Self-immolation is becoming tragically more common in the Middle East, including Lebanon, where Syrian refugees are not the only ones setting themselves on fire in acts of desperation and despair.

Lebanon | Jun 29, 2015

Lebanese art program empowers Tripoli girls

The girls at a Catholic school in Tripoli are gaining confidence through the Cross Arts program to express themselves with graffiti and other forms of art.

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Lebanon | Jun 10, 2015

Lebanese surfers catch waves

A small surfer community south of Beirut, Lebanon, not only has dreams of seeing Lebanon represented in international competition, but is also interested in preserving the environment.