Hatoon Kadi ( ar, هتون قاضي) is a Saudi Arabian comedian and activist who hosts the Noon Al Niswa comedy show on

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, which has 292,912 subscribers (as of 8 December 2016). She presents social phenomena from a woman's perspective, using

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, avoiding judgment and without trying to find solutions. She is known for her satiric videos about women's and family issues, often highlighting everyday life in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Hatoon Kadi started with comedy when she realized that there were plenty of Saudi Arabian internet comedians, but a lack women in the field. In 2014, she was named one of the

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'' 100 Women''. Kadi is the mother of two, and writes a weekly column for Arab News, an English language Saudi Arabian daily newspaper. She lectures part-time at

Dar Al-Hekma University Dar Al-Hekma University is a private, non-profit institution of higher education for women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Classes are taught in English. The university started in September 1999, with the approval of the Saudi Ministry of Education. It r ...

, School of Business and Law, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kadi completed two degrees in the

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. In 2009, she graduated with MSc Information Technology, Management and Organization, from Lancaster University. In 2016, she achieved her PhD at

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. In December 2016, Kadi was among with a group of social media influencers in the Persian Gulf region who launched a campaign in support of Syrian refugees in

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. Their aim was to raise awareness about the challenges of Syrian refugees in Jordan and to mobilise financial support. The influencers published written and filmed stories about their visits to Syrian refugee camps, bringing attention to refugee suffering.

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External links

NoonAlniswa YouTube channel

Hatoon Kadi on twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadi, Hatoon Living people Academic staff of Dar Al-Hekma University Saudi Arabian women comedians Saudi Arabian YouTubers Saudi Arabian journalists Saudi Arabian women journalists Alumni of Lancaster University Alumni of the University of Sheffield Year of birth missing (living people)