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Sara Hassan

Digital Editor/ReporterThe World
Sara Hassan is a Digital Editor/Reporter at The World. She has more than two decades of journalism experience, as a writer, photographer, copy editor, reporter and field producer for TV, radio, magazines, newspapers and digital platforms. Sara worked for Al Jazeera English, Arabic and America for more than a decade, based in Washington DC, Doha and New York. She also worked for TRT World in Istanbul, Al Arabiya, The State Newspaper of South Carolina and served as the Editor-in-Chief of LALE Magazine in partnership with the International Women of Istanbul. In 2002, she did an independent study with the US Senate Press Gallery on Capitol Hill. Sara has expertise in the Middle East, South Asia and the US, has traveled to more than 30 countries, and has worked on a wide range of stories. Some of her field reports include Arab Spring protests in Bahrain, Bangladesh’s garment industry, an academy for orphans in Iraq and the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Her digital videos break down complex topics, such as the Lebanese political system, understanding Wahhabism, the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and the pros and cons of using internet cookies. She has also covered the past five US presidential elections. Sara has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Protesters in winter clothing hold signs reading "Hmong Against ICE" during a demonstration on a snowy street.
Immigration
Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling a sense of betrayal amid ICE crackdowns
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Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling betrayed
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An indoor market hall with American and Somali flags hanging from the ceiling. There's a banner for "Queen M&M Beauty Salon & Makeup Artist" featuring various hairstyle images. Mannequins dressed in traditional clothing and people are sitting at a table in the foreground.
Conflict & Justice
Somali community remains on edge in the Twin Cities amid ICE raids
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Somali community in Minnesota on edge amid ICE raids
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Millions from around the world gather in Iraq for Arbaeen
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Human rights
Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe
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National Day of Mourning in solidarity with Indigenous struggles
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How American students prepare to live and work abroad
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Study abroad and beyond
American students consider work opportunities abroad after graduation
6:51
Millions of people in Iraq for Arbaeen
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Health & Medicine
‘Second chance at life’: This rehabilitation center provides mental health care to orphaned children in Iraq
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Mental health care for orphaned children in Iraq
5:57
Water shortages impact Iraq anbar rice production
A new Syriac TV channel tries to preserve the ancient language
Water shortages affecting anbar rice cultivation in Iraq
A modern take on an ancient Chinese folk tale
Millions around the world gather for Arbaeen
A Nantucket couple sent out hundreds of messages in bottles
Boston’s first Yemeni restaurant marks Ramadan
Museum highlights New York’s sacred spaces
The exterior of the Ancient Church of the East in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2023.
Language
A newly launched news channel in Iraq tries to preserve the ancient Syriac language
Salah Fareeq Al-Feroun's farm sits unattended without the necessary water to cultivate Iraq's signature anbar rice, Al-Meshkhab, Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2023.
Food
Iraq’s signature anbar rice is disappearing amid water shortages
Cast members perform during a rehearsal of the opera "Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable" at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston, Sept. 20, 2023.
Arts, Culture & Media
A modern take on an ancient Chinese folk tale
The shrines of Imam Husayn and his brother Aba Fadl Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, 2022.
Sacred Nation
‘I can get close to God’: Millions from around the globe participate in religious Arbaeen walk in Iraq
The waters off South Caicos island, 2023.
Lifestyle
Dozens of messages in bottles tossed by a Nantucket fisherman are found around the world
The ambiance of the Bab al-Yemen restaurant in Boston adds to a unique dining experience for customers, Apr. 12, 2023.
Lifestyle & Belief
At Boston’s first Yemeni restaurant, food, community and tradition are on the menu this Ramadan
Exterior of the Museum of the City of New York, with a promotion for the "City of Faith" exhibition currently on display, New York, Dec. 1, 2022.
Lifestyle & Belief
Museum exhibit highlights New York’s sacred spaces
Ukrainian refugees wait for a transport at the central train station in Warsaw, Poland
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Ukraine: The humanitarian catastrophe
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk along the street in Tokyo, Japan
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: What researchers have learned about the omicron variant
Cartagena's historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and contains some of the best preserved examples of 18th century military architecture in the Caribbean. The city's walls were built with slave labor.
Photography
Where The World has been in 2021 — the year in pictures
Security forces stand guard inside an airport terminal in Rabat, Morocco
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The omicron variant and holiday travel
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The pandemic, women’s health and pregnancy
Children play with a therapist in the pediatric unit of the Robert Debre hospital, in Paris, France
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Children’s mental health during COVID
Abdullah Hammoud, mayor-elect of Dearborn, Michigan
Elections
Dearborn’s first Arab American mayor-elect: ‘You need not change who you are’ to run for public office
A nurse prepares a syringe for a patient infected with the coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Syrian American Medical Society Hospital
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The challenges of vaccinating people in conflict zones
Pope Francis sits with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove (left) and Iman Khalid Latif (right), executive director of the Islamic Center and chaplain to the students at New York University, at a multi-religious gathering during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum i
Identity
NYU chaplain calls for a ‘true pursuit of empathy’ to heal from 9/11 aftermath