[5] In 2007, at age 17, he decided to found My Kali with some of his friends, with the aim of providing LGBT-related content.

In November 2017, for example, he was a subject for French photographer Scarlett Coten's series of portraits entitled "Mectoub" of young men from Middle Eastern countries.

Coten photographed Abdel-Hadi wearing a black high-waist swimsuit and heels.

[9] In 2011, Abdel-Hadi angered many conservative LGBTQ Muslims by posing for a photoshoot in a speedo on Rainbow Street, Amman, with a mosque in the background.

[11] He rarely makes media appearances outside his own publication and those of people who are close to him,[12] and has said he dislikes being the center of attention and speaking in front of crowds.