The massacre of Ghouta: A glimpse inside Syria's 'hell on earth'

Cork woman Máiread Collins is Christian Aid’s Advocacy Officer for Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In this exclusive piece she reveals the terrifying twilight world the people of Eastern Ghouta now inhabit and introduces the world to aid worker Mustapha, now just another casualty of the ongoing conflict.

MUSTAPHA was loved for many things – his enthusiasm, his tenacity and his ability to constantly come up with novel ideas to try and improve people’s lives. Attributes that would be popular anywhere, but particularly in the middle of a conflict.