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Rajaa Elidrissi

Former Researcher

Rajaa was a researcher and producer on the Vox video team, where she worked on Vox Atlas and other videos that focus on global issues. She initially joined Vox in 2018 as an associate producer on Vox Borders, following stints at CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN.

Rajaa studied anthropology and Middle Eastern studies at Wesleyan University and is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School’s investigative program. If you have any tips to share, please reach out: rajaa.elidrissi@vox.com.

Latest articles by Rajaa Elidrissi

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How AI tells Israel who to bombHow AI tells Israel who to bomb
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AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?

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What the Red Sea ship attacks are really aboutWhat the Red Sea ship attacks are really about
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Yemen’s Houthis say they’re avenging Gaza. But there’s a lot more to it.

By Rajaa Elidrissi
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The Gaza Strip blockade, explainedThe Gaza Strip blockade, explained
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Why Palestinians in Gaza have suffered for decades.

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Why so many baseball players are DominicanWhy so many baseball players are Dominican
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And why so many of those players are among the best in Major League Baseball.

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The two men who derailed Sudan’s revolutionThe two men who derailed Sudan’s revolution
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Because of them, Sudan is at risk of falling into a civil war.

By Rajaa Elidrissi
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How these buildings made the Turkey and Syria earthquakes so deadlyHow these buildings made the Turkey and Syria earthquakes so deadly
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And can the buildings be fixed?

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Brazil’s likely next president, explainedBrazil’s likely next president, explained
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Lula da Silva wants to be president again. But Brazil has changed.

By Rajaa Elidrissi and Sam Ellis
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Why it’s more difficult to flee Ukraine if you’re not from UkraineWhy it’s more difficult to flee Ukraine if you’re not from Ukraine
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Non-Ukrainian refugees are trapped between racism and Cold War geopolitics.

By Nicole Narea and Rajaa Elidrissi
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Understand Russia’s war on Ukraine in less than 10 minutesUnderstand Russia’s war on Ukraine in less than 10 minutes
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The conflict dates to at least 2014, but to get the full context behind the invasion, we go even further back.

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2021, in 6 minutes2021, in 6 minutes
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Year two of the coronavirus pandemic was filled with vaccines and variants, Summer Olympics, joys, and sorrows.

By Kimberly Mas, Christophe Haubursin and 2 more