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Nawal Al-Maghafi

Nawal Al-Maghafi

Reported and Directed Starving Yemen, she was one of the first journalists to enter Sadah and gain an exclusive interview with one of the key leaders of the Houthi movement. She has reported across the border in Saudi Arabia on the conditions facing the Shi’a population there. She reported a BBC World film on Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family, interviewing the former President and his close associates. She has also documented the journey of Ethiopian migrants traveling to Saudi Arabia for work and the stories of those who were kidnapped and tortured in Yemen, including at the hands of members of the Yemeni military.
Most recently she worked on two films with BBC Newsnight investigating the UK and US role in the war in Yemen and has contributed is a frequent writer on The Telegraph, Middle East Eye amongst other publications.

Known for

Murder in Mayfair
Murder in Mayfair
2023 • Self
Secrets & Deals
Secrets & Deals
2022 • Narrator
Undercover with the Clerics: Iraq's Secret Sex Trade
Undercover with the Clerics: Iraq's Secret Sex Trade
2019 • Self

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Secrets & Deals
Secrets & Deals
2022 • Narrator
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Nawal Al-Maghafi – Biography, Known For & Filmography