Danya Hajjaji

Danya Hajjaji earned an MS in Journalism from Columbia University and a BA in Media and Communications from the University of Sussex. Her areas of interest include human rights, social issues and culture stories.

UNICEF welcomes Sudan's criminalisation of female genital mutilation

Sudan's transitional government has officially criminalised female genital mutilation, according to UNICEF.

29 April, 2020

Violet Organization: The Syrian NGO battling coronavirus in Idlib

The New Arab's series 'Together Against Coronavirus' looks at how NGOs in the Middle East and beyond are tackling Covid-19.

24 April, 2020

Missing Saudi princess pleads royal family to release her

In her first statement since her 2018 disappearance, Saudi Princess Basmah has asked her uncle King Salman and cousin Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to release her from prison.

16 April, 2020

Saudi Arabia carries out its 800th execution since 2015

Saudi Arabia's marked its 800th execution under King Salman last week, nearly double the number carried out in the five years prior to the monarch taking to the throne.

15 April, 2020

Libya robotics team builds face shields for health workers

Despite depleting materials and wartime struggles, Tripoli-based LYBOTICS remains dedicated to building face shields for medical staff on the front lines of Libya's COVID-19 outbreak.

07 April, 2020