Federica Marsi is a journalism graduate from City University of London. Before moving to Beirut, she reported from Tunisia and the occupied Palestinian territories. Her work has been published on Al Jazeera, Vice UK, Open Democracy, The Middle East Magazine, Wired and others. Follow her @bocchia. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/federica-marsi-2/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:48:16 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/17/amid-war-women-are-starting-to-make-a-mark-on-syrian-politics https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/17/amid-war-women-are-starting-to-make-a-mark-on-syrian-politics The conflict in Syria has shifted traditional roles within communities and more women are starting to play roles in politics at all levels. But their overall influence remains minimal, leaving Syria’s destiny in the hands of men. Civil Society Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:44:32 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/29/syrian-refugees-suffer-most-from-high-rates-of-c-sections https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/29/syrian-refugees-suffer-most-from-high-rates-of-c-sections While the rate of births by cesarean section in Lebanon remains considerably above internationally recommended levels, the incidence of the procedure among Syrian refugee women comes with additional risks and hardship, writes Federica Marsi, of Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper. Crises & Conflicts Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:00:02 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/29/syrian-refugees-suffer-most-from-high-rates-of-c-sections-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/29/syrian-refugees-suffer-most-from-high-rates-of-c-sections-2 While the rate of births by cesarean section in Lebanon remains considerably above internationally recommended levels, the incidence of the procedure among Syrian refugee women comes with additional risks and hardship, writes Federica Marsi, of Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper. Refugee Voices Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:17:37 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/16/male-refugees-in-lebanon-face-abuse-and-neglect-alone https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/16/male-refugees-in-lebanon-face-abuse-and-neglect-alone Single men are not often the priority for refugee assistance programs, but they are vulnerable in their own ways. Federica Marsi reports on the difficulties that lone Syrian men in Lebanon face accessing aid and protecting themselves from exploitation. Displacement Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:41:18 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/16/male-refugees-in-lebanon-face-abuse-and-neglect-alone-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/16/male-refugees-in-lebanon-face-abuse-and-neglect-alone-2 Single men are not often the priority for refugee assistance programs, but they are vulnerable in their own ways. Federica Marsi reports on the difficulties that lone Syrian men in Lebanon face accessing aid and protecting themselves from exploitation. Civil Society War Economy Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Federica Marsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/12/15/the-aleppo-project-imaging-reconstruction-amid-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/12/15/the-aleppo-project-imaging-reconstruction-amid-war A collaborative project between academics and the general public is conducting surveys within Syria and among the growing refugee population to get a sense of how Aleppians envision postwar reconstruction in the city hardest hit by the five-year civil war.