Hala Hassan

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Hala
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Hassan
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OutRight Action International
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Hala Hassan is the Digital Communication Officer at OutRight Action International, based in New York. Prior to her work in the nonprofit world, Hala worked for a digital agency in both Beirut and Dubai, where she led different digital campaigns in the MENA region. Her illustrations have been published in Autostraddle, The Seventh Wave, and the Gulf Center for Human Rights and more, and she often contributes to projects grounded in art activism.

Originally from Lebanon, Hala has found a home in New York City and enjoys the local drag scene that has inspired a lot of her creative work. When she's not working, she's tinkering in the kitchen and discovering new ways to cook mushrooms.

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