Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Libya. In 2012, she joined Reuters as the Libya correspondent where she covered the country post-war and investigated the death of Ambassador Chris Stephens. Al-Shalchi also covered the front lines of Aleppo in 2012. She is fluent in Arabic.
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The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.
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For over 70 years, the U.N. agency has provided relief to Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Now, it's under scrutiny after 12 employees are alleged to have taken part in Hamas' attacks in Israel.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to analyst Tahani Mustafa about the history of Gaza.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Moninder Singh about the reaction of the Canadian-Sikh community to accusations that India was involved in the killing of a Canadian-Sikh activist.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic Council researcher Alia Brahimi how corruption in Libya contributed to the devastation wrought by recent flooding there.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brandy Nalani McDougall, Hawaii's Poet Laureate, about the Maui wildfires and what comes next.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artistic swimmer Bill May about competing in the World Aquatics Championships and the Olympics, both of which are now allowing male artistic swimmers to participate.
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NPR's Miles Parks speaks to psychiatrist Alex Keuroghlian about the state of training for medical students to care for the LGBTQ community.
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NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to scientist Michael Benton about his new research, trying to answer the age old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to aid worker Daud Jiran about a drought, linked to climate change, that has led to famine in the Horn of Africa.