Leila Fadel Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
Leila Fadel, photographed for NPR, 2 May 2022, in Washington DC. Photo by Mike Morgan for NPR.
Stories By

Leila Fadel

Sunday

New U.S. Visa Rules Criticized As Racial Discrimination

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/464180260/464180261" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Thursday

Vladimir Putin 'Probably' Approved Murder Of Russian Spy, British Report Says

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/463865354/463865355" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Putin 'Probably' Approved Plan To Kill Ex-Russian Spy, British Report Says

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/463789724/463789725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Amnesty International: Human Rights In Tunisia Regresses

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/463010096/463010097" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Saudi Arabia's Execution Of Shiite Cleric Sets Off Diplomatic War With Iran

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/461944912/461944913" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

Egypt Cracks Down On Free Facebook Service

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/461843931/461843932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Saudi Arabia Executes Dozens, Exacerbating Sectarian Tensions

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/461782252/461782253" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Hotel Fire Raises Concerns About Safety Of Dubai's Skyscrapers

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/461714327/461714328" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Egypt Expands Crackdown On Freedom Of Expression, Advocates Say

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/461460990/461460991" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Egypt's Tourism Hashtag Hijacked To Show A Repressive State

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/459788992/459788993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Soheir al Batea died after a surgery for female circumcision in 2013. Courtesy of Equality Now hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of Equality Now

Egyptian Doctor Found Guilty Of Female Genital Mutilation Isn't In Jail

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/459238614/459313105" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

British police dog handlers patrol a train station in London in January. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Matt Dunham/AP

Is A British Program Spotting Radicals Or Alienating Muslims?

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/457599126/457672649" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

As Britain's Coal Industry Loses Its Glow, Miners Feel Betrayed

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/457471072/457471073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Hollande Reiterates France Is At War; Raid Jolts Saint-Denis Awake

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/456471583/456475128" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript