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Hala Nasar

Hala Nasar

Social Media Journalist
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Hala is a Social Media Journalist and has experience covering Middle East politics, as part of her training on The National's 2024 graduate programme. She graduated from the American University of Sharjah with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. During her studies, she did an honours programme at Stanford University where she studied writing and film. She also completed internships with MBC and Forbes Middle East before graduating.

Articles

Deena Zaghout, 17, now lives with her family in a tent in Deir Al Balah. Photo: Nehaya Zaghout
Complex PTSD reduces Gaza teenager’s mental function to that of a child

UNRWA psychiatrist says psychological disorders caused by Israel’s war will become more common among Palestinian children

MENAFebruary 07, 2025
Yousef Khandaqji at the the Emirates Literature Festival in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Imprisoned Palestinian author will continue to write, says brother

Yousef Khandaqji tells The National that the novels his brother writes in detention represent the Palestinian experience

BooksFebruary 05, 2025
Mohamed Al Khalidi documented his journey home on social media. Photo: Mohamed Al Khalidi
Finding family home intact a crumb of comfort for Gazan who lost brother in the war

Mohamed Al Khalidi tells of gruelling journey north as Palestinians return to their homes with fragile ceasefire in Gaza holding

MENAFebruary 03, 2025
Maye Musk addresses delegates at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Maye Musk on raising the world’s richest person and Trump’s humour

Model and dietician shares insights on life in the Musk family on final day of the 1 Billion Followers Summit

UAEJanuary 13, 2025
Dr Mike Varshavski at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Play08:35
Social media can help save lives if used responsibly, YouTube doctor says

Family physician with more than 13.2 million subscribers issues warning over channels that ‘peddle feelings as facts’

UAEJanuary 13, 2025
The 1 Billion Followers Summit is being held across three venues in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE launches content creator hub to attract 10,000 influencers

Major strategy to put Emirates at forefront of new media age unveiled at 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai

UAEJanuary 12, 2025
Anas Bukhash speaks to The National
Play07:02
‘I truly pray this year brings more peace,’ says Emirati podcast star Anas Bukhash

Influencer says it’s a ‘privilege and a blessing’ to tell stories about the Middle East, from the Middle East

UAEJanuary 12, 2025
Tucker Carlson at 1Billion Followers. Antonie Robertson/The National
Play03:12
ExclusiveTucker Carlson: Liberal America is ‘tapped out, ineffective, discredited’

In an exclusive interview with The National, Mr Carlson says that Trump’s re-election will bring about positive change

UAEJanuary 11, 2025
People walk at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival as they await the New Years Eve fireworks and drone show in Abu Dhabi on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Ryan LIM / AFP)
Play01:38
UAE residents look to 2025 for peace and progress in Middle East

New Year's Eve provides much-needed hope after tumultuous year

UAEDecember 31, 2024
Disney The Magic Box, a musical coming to Abi Dhabi's Etihad Arena in February, is a celebration of all things Disney. Photo: Proactiv Entertainment
Disney musical in Abu Dhabi will 'allow you to feel like a child again'

Creative producer says show spanning 100 years of content and including almost 80 beloved songs is a truly nostalgic experience

Music & On-stageDecember 28, 2024
Hala Nasar spent a week living sustainably in the UAE. Photo: The National
Play09:29
Living sustainably for a week is not for the weak: Here's how I got on

A candid account of exploring sustainable eating and transport, shopping more intelligently and recycling waste in the UAE

UAEDecember 27, 2024
Dr Feroze Sidhwa operating on a patient in the European Hospital in Gaza.
'It's a US-Israeli attack' says US trauma surgeon who served in Gaza's hospitals

Dr Feroze Sidhwa has sent two open letters to the US government demanding a ceasefire and an arms embargo on Israel

MENADecember 24, 2024
Khaled Nabhan with granddaughter Reem. Friends suggest the Gaza community worker with a 'resilient' spirit may not have been a random victim of Israeli bombing. Photo: Khaled Nabhan
Palestinian grandfather famous for viral 'soul of the soul' video killed by Israeli air strike

Sheikh Khaled Nabhan, also known as Abu Diyaa, was described as 'a man of faith' by his friends

MENADecember 16, 2024
People mourn relatives killed in Israeli air strikes on the Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz School in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. AFP
Charred bodies and cries for help: Gazans describe horrors of Israeli bombing

Israel and Hamas are closing in on a truce deal, Israeli media has reported

MENADecember 16, 2024
A medic cares for a premature baby at Shifa Hospital, in Gaza city. Maternity care in the besieged Palestinian enclave is under huge pressure. Reuters
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C-sections without anaesthesia and needless deaths: horrors of Gaza's maternity care

Bombardments and shortages make caring for expectant mothers and babies almost impossible, a doctor tells The National

MENADecember 14, 2024
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