John Lillywhite

John Lillywhite is an Oxford History graduate with a law diploma he's determined to never use, a Walmart laptop that remains the bane of his life, and a tongue so irreverent its best kept closed.

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Alma Khasawnih

Alma khasawnih is JO's newest columnist. She has a master's degree in Community Arts Education from Rhode Island School of Design, and a bachelor's in Environmental Policy and Behavior from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

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Emily Carwell

Emily Carwell is the assistant women's basketball coach at the Orthodox club, as well as a trained photographer.

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Anas Almasri

Anas Almasri is 26 years old. He graduated with a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin—Madison in 2005, and currently works for an international NGO in Amman.

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Nilanj Desai

Nilanj came to Amman in July to pursue his passion in Middle East development with several local NGOs. He's Indian, but certainly doesn't look it.

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Chris Sands

A British freelance journalist and photographer who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. Before arriving there in 2005 he drifted around the UK and the Middle East in search of a place he could call home.

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Phil Sands

English reporter Phil Sands first went to Iraq in the pre-invasion days of 2003 and has since returned on numerous occasions, both independently and embedded with the US military.

Emma LeBlanc

Emma LeBlanc is a photographer based in Damascus, Syria.

Shirin Kamal

A 27-year-old freelance writer and music composer, based in Amman, with a BA in English Literature.

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Bryan Denton

A photojournalist based in Beirut, Lebanon, Bryan began his career covering news, conflict and social issues after graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts in 2005, focusing on photography and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies.