[17] Diyab is a columnist at al-Arabiya English News,[18] writing on Syria,[19] ISIS[20] and Middle East political affairs.
[21] She has also written several successful Arab soap operas[22] and produced several documentaries[23] which have been aired across the Middle East, Europe and the UK,[24] and have featured in international film festivals.
Diyab is a public speaker who spoke at the House of Commons,[31] the Spectator Debate[32], Leicester National Interfaith Week,[33] Uniting for Peace[34] and London's Frontline Club.
[citation needed] She also wrote a 30-episode television drama; Ma Malakat Aymanukum, or Your Rightful Disposal, which was also broadcast during Ramadan.
This series breaks of taboos on a range of contentious topics such as homosexuality, virginity, extremism, sexual and physical abuse, the burqa and the French ban on face covering.
Before the release of Ma Malakat Aymanukum unsuccessful attempts were made to persuade the Syrian government to ban her work.
In response, she stated, "I feel marginalized and I am always under fire in the Middle East media because of my liberal views and because I strive to break the boundaries.
Diyab's presentation titled "Reading the Minorities in Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana: Between Fiction, Drama and the Hollywood Screen".
[53][54] As of 2012 Dr Diyab was working on Fitnah, a 30- part reality TV series about a group of young British and Middle Eastern Muslims who confront, challenge and hopefully deter their descent into radical fundamentalism and religious extremism.
The series will attempt to uncover whether their attitudes are due to personal and family circumstance, society or religious politics and Islam itself.
[citation needed] Halla has regularly appeared as a Middle East expert, speaking in both the British and foreign media.