Samira al-Masalma was the editor in chief at the Syrian government newspaper Tishrīn[1] who was fired in 2011 after giving an interview to Al Jazeera about protests in Daraa.[2] Later, she was the Vice President of the Syrian Opposition.[3]

She was “the first woman to receive such a media position in Syria in 2008.”.[1] Her career began in 1991 at Al-Masirah, the newspaper of the Revolutionary Youth Union. She went on to work for SANA Syrian Arab News Agency and Al-Thawra.

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  1. ^ a b "Samira Masalma". Home Revival Initiative. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Samira Al-Masalma fired". Reporters without Borders. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Samira Masalma Proposes Inquiry into Coalition Spending". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 30 October 2022.