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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' writes for [[Intact America]].
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a professional writer and author with [[Intact America]].
 
==Early life and education==
Alissa is a native of Beirut, Lebanon, where she lived in the Armenian Quarter.<ref name="kristel-1">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kristel-alissa_im-honored-to-announce-that-ive-been-selected-activity-7254461554312495104-kghE
|title=Kristel Alissa’s Post
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Linked In
|date=
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref> She studied English literature at [https://www.ul.edu.lb/ Lebanese University].<ref name="Alissa-assist">{{REFweb
|url=https://theassist.com/woman-wednesday-issue-39/
|title=Woman Wednesday Issue #39
|last=
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=The Assist Newsletter
|date=2022-09-28
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref>
 
==Adult life==
Alissa taught English in the Lebanese school system for more than a decade. She relocated to the [[United States]] in 2023 where she wrote for SnackNation and Caroo.<ref name="kristel-1" />
 
She entered a travel writers contest and won an award for her writing with an article about her native Beirut and won the prize in 2024, which is The Edward-Readicker-Henderson Travel Classics Memorial Scholarship.<ref name="Alisa-winner2024">{{REFweb
|url=https://travelclassics.com/scholarship-winner/
|title=The Edward-Readicker-Henderson Travel Classics Memorial Scholarship for New and Emerging Travel Writers
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Travel Classics
|date=2024
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref>
 
Alissa then joined [https://www.lucidhousepublishing.com Lucid House Publishing] as an Acquisitions Editor,<ref name="kristel-1" /> where she is identified as "''Kristel Issa''" and works under the supervision of [[Connor Judson Garrett]]<ref name="lucid2024">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.lucidhousepublishing.com/our-team
|title=Our Team
|last=
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=
|date=
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref> She is reputed to be an expert on attracting search engine listing.
 
She is now writing for [[Intact America]], where her articles about [[circumcision]], which exhibit flawless English, are published.


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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/truth-about-circumcision-media/
|title=The Dark Side of Circumcision: Why the Media Needs to Speak Up
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-09-12
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/debunking-circumcision-myths/
|title=Debunking A Pro-Circumcision Doctor’s Arguments: The Real Truth Behind the Myths
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-09-26
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-crisis/
|title=The U.S. Circumcision Crisis: Why Your Support Matters
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-10-20
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/rethinking-circumcision/
|title=Why Humans Are the Only Circumcised Animal: A Cut Too Far?
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-17
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/exposing-circumcision-propaganda/
|title=The Unkindest Cut: Exposing the Propaganda That Normalized Circumcision—and How We Reclaim the Truth
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-19
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/arguments-against-circumcision/
|title=Cutting Through the Myths: 5 Compelling Arguments Against Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-19
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-reevaluation/
|title=Circumcision: An Outdated Practice in Desperate Need of Re-Evaluation
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-16
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
* {{REFweb
  |url=https://intactamerica.org/emotional-weight-of-circumcision/
  |url=https://intactamerica.org/emotional-weight-of-circumcision/
  |title=The Emotional Weight of Circumcision: Beyond the Physical Cut
  |title=The Emotional Weight of Circumcision: Beyond the Physical Cut
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-22
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/the-case-against-circumcision/
|title=The Case Against Circumcision: A Bold Look at a Quiet Epidemic
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-22
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/protecting-intact-boys-from-harm/
|title=Where Circumcision Advocates Strike: Protecting Intact Boys From Harm
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-23
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-dating-intimacy/
|title=Dating, Sex, and the Unspoken Pressure of Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-23
|accessdate=025-01-28
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-social-media/
|title=The Role of Social Media in Circumcision Decisions: A Double-Edged Sword
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-23
|accessdate=2025-01-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-impact-early-bonding-between-mother-child/
|title=How Circumcision Affects the Early Bonding Process Between Mother and Child
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-26
|accessdate=2025-01-28
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/expose-how-brutal-circumcision-is/
|title=9 Comparisons to Expose How Brutal Circumcision Is
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-27
|accessdate=2025-01-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/
|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-23
|accessdate=2025-03-24
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/locker-room-argument-circumcision/
|title=The Locker Room Argument Is Weak—Here’s Why
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-25
|accessdate=2025-03-04
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-journey/
|title=Taking Back What Was Stolen: A Foreskin Restoration Journey
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-26
|accessdate=2025-03-04
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ethical-debate-behind-circumcision/
|title=Are We Sacrificing Newborns for Tradition? The Ethical Debate Behind Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-in-the-media/
|title=The Science Behind Circumcision and How It’s Misrepresented in the Media
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
*{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/post-circumcision-infections/
|title=The Risk of Infections Post-Circumcision: What They’re Not Telling You
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
*{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/what-doctors-should-know-about-circumcision/
|title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical Practices
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-surgery-screaming/
|title=Circumcision: The Only Surgery Where the Patient Screams—and No One Stops
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-04-24
|accessdate=2025-04-25
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-cosmetic-surgery-on-newborns/
|title=The World’s Oldest Cosmetic Surgery Is Still Performed on Newborns—Without Consent
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact Ameriac
|date=2025-04-24
|accessdate=2025-05-16
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-trauma-gaslit-generation/
|title=How Circumcision Gaslit an Entire Generation
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2022-05-21
|accessdate=2022-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-body-trauma/
|title=Circumcision: The Original Body Horror You Were Told Was Necessary
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-cleanliness-myth/
|title=“Clean” vs. “Natural”: When Language Becomes a Weapon
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* * {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-amputation-truth/
|title=The Word They Don’t Want to Use: Amputation
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-rates/
|title=Circumcision Rates by Country: Why America Is the Outlier
  |last=Alissa
  |last=Alissa
  |first=Kristel
  |first=Kristel
  |init=
  |init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-07-03
|accessdate=2025-8-03
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-tiktok-trend/
|title=TikTokers Are Talking About Foreskin Restoration—Here’s What They’re Not Saying
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
  |author-link=
  |author-link=
  |publisher=Intact America
  |publisher=Intact America
  |date=2024-12-22
  |date=2025-07-03
  |accessdate=2024-12-30
  |accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-functions-you-were-never-told/
|title=The Penis You Were Supposed to Have: 10 Functions of the Foreskin You Were Never Taught
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-07-03
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
}}
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* {{URLwebsite|https://theassist.com/woman-wednesday-issue-39/|2024-12-31}}


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