Bassiki’s investigations focus on public spending, financial investigations, tracing funds, budgets and companies, as well as human rights violations. He produces and publishes collaborative investigations on Syria with international and Arab investigative teams, with the aim of promoting transparency, creating accountability, and strengthening laws in times of uncertainty.

Bassiki has been a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington, D.C., United States, since May 2023, and is a member of its Communications and Outreach Committee. His investigations were selected among the best investigations from the Middle East and North Africa in 2022 by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) — Editors’ Picks.

Bassiki collaborates with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the international investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, El País, Finance Uncovered in the United Kingdom, and others.

The investigations Bassiki has worked on have been nominated for several international awards, including the 2026 European Press Prize, the 2025 Shining Light Award, the True Story Award in Bern, Switzerland, in 2024, the 2022 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism for cross-border journalism from the European Union in Strasbourg, France, and the International Center for Journalists award in Washington, D.C.

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Ali has collaborated with prominent international media outlets such as OCCRP, The Guardian, and BBC, earning him prestigious accolades including the BBC’s Best Young Journalist Award and the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press. He is also recognized by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). He was also awarded in Outstanding Investigative Reporting from FJA in 2022 and the AACR June L. Biedler Prize Journalism in the United States in 2023.

He is a TED Fellow and a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Journalism Studies. Ali studied in the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New York.
As a media consultant, Ali collaborates with a diverse array of national and international media NGOs such as International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) to develop journalism education curricula. His work includes defining strategic goals for long-term methodologies in investigative journalism training projects, as well as incorporating best practices, ethics, and the effective use of artificial intelligence in investigative work.

He also provides training sessions aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in the Middle East and North Africa region, focusing on investigative journalism techniques and the integration of artificial intelligence in investigative processes.

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She combines extensive field reporting with public records and financial registry research, FOI requests, data analysis, and OSINT tools. She has coordinated several successful cross-border journalism teams, including Scrap Wars (2025), a collaboration with The New Arab, SIRAJ, and El País, which uncovered how Turkey’s booming recycled steel industry is fuelled by scrap metal from war-torn countries such as Syria. The investigation ultimately contributed to Lebanon’s decision to ban scrap metal imports from Syria.

Her work has been shortlisted for the 2026 European Press Prize and the One World Media Awards. Her investigations have appeared in The New Arab, La Repubblica, Follow the Money, New Lines Magazine, and IrpiMedia, among others.

For SIRAJ, she works part-time as Programs Manager, leveraging her experience in project management and grant writing. Before embarking on her journalism career, she gained experience working in the humanitarian and development sectors in Libya, Tunisia, and Turkey.

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Before joining SIRAJ, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Syria Direct, a bilingual English-
Arabic in-depth reporting platform covering Syria and the Syrian diaspora. He was also the
Research Manager for Southern Syria at the Stabilisation Response Mechanism (SRM) Program
implemented by Adam Smith International.

Mr. Rachwani has held other editorial roles, including the Opinion Editor and Columnist for
Jordan’s Al-Ghad Daily and Qatar’s Al-Arab Daily.

His academic involvement includes fellowships at prestigious institutions, such as the Draper
Hills Summer Fellowship at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the
Rule of Law and the Atkin Fellowship at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization
and Political Violence (ICSR) at King’s College London.

Mr. Rachwani holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Al al-Bayt University in Jordan
and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Jordan.

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At SIRAJ, he leads the visual and digital direction, transforming complex investigative stories into clear and impactful visual content. His work is strengthened by experience in multicultural environments, the ability to work in Arabic and English, and practical knowledge of German, alongside collaborations with international teams and partners such as The New Arab, El País, OCCRP, and CIReN.

Radwan combines academic expertise, editorial insight, creative thinking, and AI tools to produce a professional visual language that amplifies the impact of investigations and expands their reach.

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She participated in the “Right to Safety” fellowship with the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) network, and also completed a fellowship with the Syrian Investigative Reporting Unit (SIRAJ). She was awarded second place in the Najiba Hamrouni Award for Best Journalistic Article on Arab Women’s Issues, organized by the Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR). She has also received the Earth Journalism Network fellowship twice.

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His expertise extends to tracking transnational crime, cross-border corruption, and countering disinformation.

An award-winning journalist, he has received several regional and international grants in investigative reporting. With over 13 years of field experience, he has served as a correspondent and photojournalist for numerous prominent Arab and international news agencies and networks.

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winner of the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025 for Best Investigative Sports Report in Asia.

He has covered major international sporting events, including:

• FIFA World Cup – Qatar 2022.
• UEFA European Championship – Germany 2024.
• UEFA Champions League Final – Berlin 2015.
• In addition to on-the-ground coverage of various tournaments and sports events across.
• A member of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), he was shortlisted for the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2024 for best investigative work.

He has worked with several leading Arab and international media outlets, including:

• Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
• ARIJ – Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism.
• Correctiv – Germany.
• SIRAJ —Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism.

He has published several in-depth investigations uncovering complex intersections of
politics, sports, and economics.
His journalistic interests also include tracking aircraft and maritime vessels for investigative
and analytical purposes.

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He was part of the Migration+ Technology Monitor fellowship in 2023 where his project focused on producing original journalistic pieces in English and Malay that combat disinformation and misinformation regarding refugees and migrants in Malaysia and South East Asia.
Qarssifi works as an OSINT Investigator at the Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) to produce digital investigations using open source information covering Syria in collaboration with SIRAJ’s partners.

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