Danielle Summer
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Freelance Foreign Correspondent with a focus on women’s rights and foreign affairs.
Peep my piece: Woman, Life, Freedom: The women imprisoned by Iran Thrilled to be featured in this weeks’ magazine alongside many great stories. Download the full mag here:
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Woman, Life, Freedom: The women imprisoned by Iran “When simply opposing the death penalty is considered propaganda against the state, then execution itself is a political tool of intimidation." Last month, Hasti Amiri, another woman fighting for basic rights, was sentenced to prison.
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Woman, Life, Freedom: The women imprisoned by Iran
After Mahsa Amini’s death sparked protests, tens of thousands of people were imprisoned in connection with rights movements for women.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/09/05/woman-life-freedom-the-women-imprisoned-by-iran/
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Female journalists are being empowered in Syria Better a late promo than never a promo. Have a read:
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https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/22/female-journalists-are-being-empowered-in-syria/
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Tunisia is home to politically savvy feminists who already know what’s at stake and it’s time the world took them seriously. Sooo very excited to share my FIRST ever opinion piece! Tunisia is erasing the women’s rights it once championed. Read now🫡
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Tunisia is erasing the very women’s rights it once championed
After the country had made headlines with its pursuit of gender equality, its so-called “feminist policies” seemed to stop.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/17/tunisia-is-erasing-the-womens-rights-it-once-championed/
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Iran’s women athletes fight for gold on the international stage Iranian women are competing as top martial artists and winning gold medals. But, who would know? Limiting the coverage of female sport in Iran is only amplifying the already low levels of female empowerment.
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Iran's women athletes fight for gold on the international stage
With little empowerment, Iran's women athletes have developed a strong presence in martial arts competitions in recent years.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/15/irans-women-athletes-fight-for-gold-on-the-international-stage/
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Nigeria’s polio response rests in the hands of women For
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As male health workers are often prohibited from interacting with women and children, female health workers have been put in charge of eradicating polio.
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Nigeria’s polio response rests in the hands of women
Male health workers are often prohibited from interacting with women and children, leaving women in charge of eradicating polio.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/14/nigerias-polio-response-rests-in-the-hands-of-women/
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Iran and Hezbollah exposed in Yemen chemical weapons smuggling A crew aboard the “Al-Sharwa” ship has confirmed that Iran has been smuggling chemical weapons to Houthi militias in Yemen. For
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Iran and Hezbollah exposed in Yemen weapons smuggling
A crew aboard the "Al-Sharwa" ship has confirmed that Iran has been smuggling weapons of mass destruction to Houthi militias in Yemen.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/13/iran-and-hezbollah-exposed-in-yemen-weapons-smuggling/
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Have a read! Smuggling networks are reigniting instability in the Sahel Smugglers have woven networks across the Sahel, moving a vast variety of contraband - ranging from fuel and fake medicines to AK-style assault rifles and humans.
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Smuggling networks are reigniting instability in the Sahel
The Sahel region is a “region in crisis”, where smugglers prey on civilians and push them into conflict, poverty and terror activity.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/08/05/smuggling-networks-are-reigniting-instability-in-the-sahel
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Tunisia is juggling high obesity rates and food insecurity. The most recent data from the Global Nutrition Report indicates that in 2022, 37.5% of adult women and 22.1% of adult men in Tunisia are living with obesity. You can have a read here:
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In case you missed my piece on the cover of
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, you can have a read here: MENA: What happens when women's football meets Islam?
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MENA: What happens when women’s football meets Islam?
Redefining sports as compatible with Islamic values has been a major cultural shift that has advanced women’s football in the MENA region.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/29/mena-what-happens-when-womens-football-meets-islam/
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In case you missed my piece on the cover of
Maghrebi.org
, you can have a read here: MENA: What happens when women's football meets Islam?
@martinrjay.bsky.social
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MENA: What happens when women’s football meets Islam?
Redefining sports as compatible with Islamic values has been a major cultural shift that has advanced women’s football in the MENA region.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/29/mena-what-happens-when-womens-football-meets-islam/
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Nigeria is the world’s most dangerous place for Christians More than 200 Nigerian Christians were killed in what was dubbed the “latest massacre” in June. Data shows that at least 18,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria between 2015 and 2023.
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Nigeria is the world's most dangerous place for Christians
Nigeria has been named the deadliest country for Christians after more than 200 Nigerian Christians were massacred in June.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/25/nigeria-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-place-for-christians/
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Me again for The New Feminist !! In Bangladesh, child marriage plagues the nation. Despite child marriage being illegal, Bangladesh has the largest number of child brides in South Asia and the seventh highest in the world. Read here:
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Child marriage in Bangladesh: How the nation continues to fail women and girls - The New Feminist
Despite child marriage being illegal, Bangladesh has the largest number of child brides in South Asia and the seventh highest in the world.
https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/06/child-marriage-in-bangladesh-how-the-nation-continues-to-fail-women-and-girls/
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Forgotten fighters: Syrian women who defied Assad’s regime Despite playing key roles in Syria’s revolution, women and girls continue to be marginalised by Syria’s new government.
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Forgotten fighters: Syrian women who defied Assad's regime
Despite playing key roles in Syria’s revolution, women and girls continue to be marginalised by Syria’s new government.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/22/forgotten-fighters-syrian-women-who-defied-assads-regime/
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Thrilled to see my piece on the front page of
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weekly magazine ! ⚽️ When Islam meets Women's football Redefining sports as compatible with Islamic values has been a major cultural shift that has advanced women’s football across the region. DOWNLOAD:
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Boko Haram has utilised more women as suicide bombers than any other group in history. Women are regularly deployed to attack public events, including weddings, funerals and hospitals. Read my piece on female suicide bombers in Africa for
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Female suicide bombers in Africa: A secret weapon
The rise of female suicide bombers marks a significant and concerning shift in the evolving world of terrorism.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/11/female-suicide-bombers-in-africa-a-secret-weapon/
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New for Middle East Explained: I interviewed Maha Yassin on how climate change is reshaping women’s lives — adding social and familial pressures, and complicating their roles in society. Watch here:
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Women in Iraq are disproportionately impacted by climate change
YouTube video by Middle East Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k90jlYPHD8
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How dangerous is social media for women in Sudan? Women, regardless of her age, social class, ethnicity and marital status, face restrictions imposed by men that limit their digital freedom and access to the internet.
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How dangerous is social media for women in Sudan?
US-based social media platforms have become both a lifeline for activism and a dangerous space for Sudanese women.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/08/how-dangerous-is-social-media-for-women-in-sudan/
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Tunisia is abandoning undocumented migrants in the desert During her third failed attempt to reach Europe, Patricia was stopped by Tunisian security forces and abandoned in the desert.
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Undocumented migrants in Tunisia are abandoned in the desert
Undocumented migrants are being expelled from camps and abandoned in the Sahara desert amid Tunisia's crack down on illegal migration.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/07/03/tunisia-is-abandoning-undocumented-migrants-in-the-desert/
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What a pleasure to feature in The New Feminist !! Despite the Taliban’s initial promise to respect women’s rights while implementing their version of Sharia law, the terror group has continued to issue decrees that ultimately erase women and girls from society. Read here:
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The Afghan women forgotten under Taliban rule - The New Feminist
Afghan women continue to face extreme oppression under Taliban rule, with human rights violations and growing international inaction.
https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/05/the-afghan-women-forgotten-under-taliban-rule/
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