{"id":72,"date":"2026-06-09T10:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islamalatrash.com\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:04:05","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/islamalatrash.com\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\">\/<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"\/about-me\/\">About<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>About<\/h1>\n<div>Journalist and filmmaker based in Tripoli, Libya \u2014 reporting across the MENA region and Mediterranean since 2019.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pix-2-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Islam Alatrash \"><\/p>\n<h2>Freelance Journalist &#038; Filmmaker<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<h3>Islam <br \/>\nAlatrash<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Journalism, for me, is rooted in curiosity \u2014 a focused drive to uncover stories that hold significance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Islam Alatrash is a journalist and filmmaker based in Libya. 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