[3] He is also the founder and spokesperson of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) which is a nonpartisan, independent organization that exposes the atrocities committed by ISIS & other groups in Syria as well as the Syrian government.
[4] in 2015, Alhamza received CPJ International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists and was named a Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy.
Alhamza graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the faculty of science in Raqqa which is part of Al-Furat University.
"[5] German historian Michael Wolffsohn has compared RBSS to White Rose, the resistance organization during the Third Reich.
[8] Alhamza wrote an op-ed and letter to the president of the United States of America Donald Trump which was published on Fox News.
"[5] "Since April 2014," reported the Huffington Post in November 2015, RBSS members "have secretly produced the most sustained coverage of life under Islamic State control."
[14] Writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In February 2017, Garry Kasparov and Thor Halvorssen noted Alhamaza's work as a "noble struggle against tyranny...despite the danger"[15] Alhamza is featured in City of Ghosts, directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award–nominated and Emmy–winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman.
City Of Ghosts was listed as one of 15 out of 170 submitted films included in the Oscar Documentary Feature shortlist for the 2018 awards.
[16] City of Ghosts follows the journey of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently – a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014.
With deeply personal access, the film follows them as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile all whilst risking their lives.