
Rana Husseini
writer
Rana Husseini is a Jordanian journalist and human rights activist whose work focuses on social issues with a special emphasis on violence against women. She has received numerous awards for her reporting, including a medal from HM King Abdullah II of Jordan for her reporting on so-called crimes of honor. Through her work she helped form the National Jordanian Committee to Eliminate So-Called Crimes of Honor, and she has served as a regional coordinator with the United Nations Development Fund for Women's campaign to eliminate violence against women in five Arab countries.