12 Facts About Rami Jarrah

Rami Jarrah is Syrian-British and lived most of his early life in London.

Rami Jarrah first visited Damascus, his parents' hometown, in 2004 where he was detained and placed under a 3-year travel ban by Syrian authorities.

Rami Jarrah was arrested on 25 March 2011 during the Syrian civil war whilst filming a protest in the Umayyad Mosque, Jarrah was tortured for three days in a Syrian security branch and then released upon signing a document admitting he was a terrorist sent from abroad.

In late 2011, Jarrah was arrested in Doha airport and almost sent back to Syria, he admits making it through the ordeal only because fellow Twitter users began a large campaign on the social network.

Rami Jarrah was awarded one of the 2012 International Press Freedom Award from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression for his coverage of the Syrian civil war.

Rami Jarrah is a director of The Center for Arabic Geographical Literature-Exploration Prospects which is based in Abu Dhabi and London.

Rami Jarrah was born in Nicosia Cyprus 11 June 1984, his parents both Syrian exiles, were forced to flee to the island during the war in Lebanon 1982.

In 1986 Rami Jarrah's family moved to London where he spent the next 15 years of his life.

Rami Jarrah then began a successful business career as an import-export consultant for one of Syria's largest distribution companies: Modern Technology Co.

Rami Jarrah's career ended in early 2011 during the Syrian civil war due to a fallout with the company's Managing Director, Nabil Al Attar, over a political dispute.

In October 2011 Rami Jarrah fled Syria after learning he had been compromised by Syrian intelligence services for his participation in the uprising.

Rami Jarrah moved to Cairo in late 2011, he participated in the Mohammad Mahmoud events just by Tahrir Square.