Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a state visit to Paris in 2008. Since the civil war broke out, Assad has become an international pariah. (Photo by Amar Abd Rabbo)

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.