
Dena Takruri
@dena
Peabody Award-winning Senior Presenter @ajplus | Coauthor of They Called Me A Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight For Freedom out now! bit.ly/3wu5klM
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AJ+ caught up with the performer who held up flags of Sudan and Palestine during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show. (with Dena Takruri)

Khalil is a green card holder. His wife is 8 months pregnant. He was taken by DHS when he was coming home from Iftar. He was returning to his on campus housing, he’s now in an ICE facility — how involved was Columbia University admin? Zionists are a direct threat to Muslim/Arab safety in

AJ+’s Dena Takruri spoke with the filmmakers behind the new documentary “The Encampments,” who rushed the release of their film after one of its subjects – Mahmoud Khalil – was detained by immigration authorities.

Mahmoud Khalil could miss the birth of his baby. His wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, was already in her 3rd trimester when police arrested the pro-Palestine activist in March. "As we're getting a lot closer to my due date," Noor told AJ+’s Dena Takruri, "I'm not going to lie, I am scared."

Mahmoud Khalil could miss the birth of his baby. His wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, was already in her 3rd trimester when police arrested the pro-Palestine activist in March. "As we're getting a lot closer to my due date," Noor told AJ+’s Dena Takruri, "I'm not going to lie, I am scared."

Why are tech billionaires with connections to U.S. Pres. Donald Trump funding a private, for-profit city in Honduras? Dena Takruri visited Próspera, the most controversial startup city experiment in the world, to find out.

Israel says it’s the only country in the Middle East where Christians are safe. But Palestinian Christians tell a different story. W/ Dena Takruri

Trump used the National Guard to crush protests in L.A. It’s part of a long U.S. tradition of using soldiers against civilians – and it’s just getting worse. w/ Dena Takruri

Trump used the National Guard to crush protests in L.A. It’s part of a long U.S. tradition of using soldiers against civilians – and it’s just getting worse. w/ Dena Takruri


Attended a stellar arocaction event featuring Mohammed El-Kurd in conversation with Dena Takruri in Oakland tonight. A heartfelt conversation about challenging narratives, authenticity & radical honesty in the pursuit of Palestinian dignity, equality & liberation. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ✊🏽




“Even if our fathers weren’t gentle, nothing justifies occupation.” Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd talks about his new book, “Perfect Victims,” with AJ+ Presenter Dena Takruri.

American doctor Dr. Mimi Syed, who has been raising alarm about the targeting of Palestinian children by the Israeli military, was just denied entry into Gaza. Israel is censoring and banning those who save Palestinian lives and tell the truth about the horrific slaughter.