 She became known to the wider public as the first non-white presenter of the weekly current affairs news-program Ajankohtainen Kakkonen at the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE.In the 2000s she was member of the Arts Council Finland (2004-2009) and was the first chair of its Multicultural Board.Abu-Hanna was also the cultural diversity adviser of the Finnish National Gallery (3 museums of fine art).