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Dalal Jebril-Rogers

Jebril-Rogers

Dalal is passionate about social media and trends happening around the world with a keen interest in Human Rights and gender equality. Dalal holds a masters in Media and Communication from SOAS, University of London.

Feature: The Dubarah website launched in 2013 to give Syrian refugees a virtual support network. It now has five million users and helps hundreds every day, says creator Ahmad EdilBi.

12 August, 2015

A new Twitter campaign by Bahrainis is calling for the release of opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif as the hashtag #FreeSharifNOW continues to trend in the country.

27 July, 2015

Blog: Activists and journalists have taken to social media in solidarity with imprisoned Egyptian journalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, aka Shawkan.

21 July, 2015

Blog: Wednesday morning's hashtag had people of the Middle East and beyond telling the world what #GrowingUpArab meant for them.

15 July, 2015

With diplomats tweeting the twists and turns of the marathon talks and their successful conclusion, the hashtag #IranDeal was soon trending all over the globe.

14 July, 2015

Blog: A campaign centred around Islam's holiest sites has become the number one world-wide Twitter trend - and here's why.

14 July, 2015

Israeli prime minister releases new cartoon comparing Iran to the Islamic State group, sparking angry reactions.

03 July, 2015

Blog: Brothers' gesture of respect for Sousse victims shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, while campaign launched to raise funds for brave hotel staff.

03 July, 2015

Blog: For the first time in 20 years, Qatar will open its doors to thousands of Palestinian workers.

01 July, 2015

Blog: The release of Ahmad Mansour from German custody has been the talk of social media - but the decision seems to have polarised public opinion.

24 June, 2015