The Muslim Association of Puget Sound Mosque in Redmond is packed for prayers on one of the final evenings of Ramadan (Photo by Faisal Aminy/Ammana Photos)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.