Direct From is an exploration of injustices, turmoil and conflict impacting our world. Correspondent Dena Takruri takes you to battlegrounds across the globe – to explain the context behind issues, direct tough questions to perpetrators and provide a platform for those afflicted.

Dena Takruri is a senior presenter at AJ+ and one of the channel’s founding members. She hosts “Direct From with Dena Takruri,” which has been honored with many awards, including the prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award.

Dena has reported internationally from the occupied West Bank, the North Korean border, South Africa and in Europe covering the refugee crisis. Domestically, she’s covered presidential elections, immigration and a wide array of social justice and civil liberties issues. She also launched a new travel show for AJ+ called “Checked In.”