Loubna Mrie is a Syrian photographer, journalist, and writer. She covered the Syrian war as a photojournalist for Reuters from 2012 to 2014. She is a frequent commentator and researcher on Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs. She has been published in Time, the Washington Post, the New Republic, the Nation, Vice, and Al Jazeera, among other outlets.
Loubna Mrie's story takes my breath away. Defiance is a nail-biting tale of astonishing courage, a coming-of-age story in which one woman risks everything to fight for what she believes -- Jeannette Walls, No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE GLASS CASTLE and HANG THE MOON