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Hajer Naili

Hajer Naili is a New York-based reporter for Women's eNews. She has worked for several radio stations and publications in France and North Africa and specializes in Middle East and North Africa women in Islam.

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Video: Syrian Woman Recalls Horror of Homs

In this video, a Syrian woman who fled war-torn Homs describes her work washing the corpses of women. Negotiators in Geneva have just agreed to provide a relief corridor for women and children to leave districts that have been besieged since June 2012.

Video: Syrian Refugee Widow Recalls Living with War

Next week the international community holds peace talks for Syria and women from that country are pressing for their voices to be heard. In this video from late last year, a Syrian woman living as a refugee in Jordan shares how she lost her husband and helped the Free Syrian Army.

Paris Mayoral Race Hosts an All-Female Field

But the City of Light shouldn’t be considered a national barometer in a country where few political parties nominate female candidates. “What is happening in Paris is the tree that hides the forest,” says the founder of a networking forum for women in politics.

Muslim ‘Hijabistas’ Generate Growing Fashion Buzz

Designers, photographers and bloggers are generating interest in all the fashion possibilities of loose, flowing fabrics and covered hair. Fans include Christian women who can’t find much church-going attire at the local mall. The second of two stories for Ramadan about Muslim women in the United States.

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