Here is a selection of my journalistic work

Reporting and writing

These stunning images show Palestinian life before the Nakba — Jacobin [reported feature], April 2024

The UK Fetish Archive reveals its secrets — Dazed [reported feature], March 2024

Shining a light on overlooked Black women photographers — CNN [interview feature], February 2024

In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum — Al Jazeera [reported feature], January 2024

Spellbinding photos capture the ‘mermaid’ divers of South Korea — CNN [interview feature], December 2023

On the shelf: Hua Hsu — Kinfolk [Q+A}, December 2023

The queer artist whose controversial street performances are taking on the Russian government — CNN [interview feature], December 2023

‘The audacity to be loved’: D. Smith discusses ‘Kokomo City’ — Documentary [Q+A], November 2023

The painter submerging viewers into hyperrealistic water worlds — CNN [interview feature], November 2023

In photos: The queer ‘renegades’ of 1990s San Francisco — CNN [interview feature], October 2023

Gemma Chan is the Changemaker — ELLE UK [profile], September 2023

Tender photos reveal the quiet intimacy of an English country garden — CNN [interview feature], September 2023

How Brixton’s community took on a major developer—and won — openDemocracy [reported feature], July 2023

My uncle died of Covid-19. At the inquiry, I see politicians squirm free of accountability — The Guardian [comment], July 2023

British Museum accused of using translator’s work without permission — The Art Newspaper [news], June 2023

‘My son, not prison, changed my life.’ Should pregnant women still be in in prison? — ELLE UK [reported feature], June 2023

Michelle Yeoh has always been a star. So why is Hollywood only now catching up? — ELLE UK [comment], March 2023

Returning to Malaysia and my family, I remembered what unconventional love feels like — gal-dem [essay], January 2023

When will fashion brands stop sexualising the cheongsam? — gal-dem [comment], November 2022

Emma Raducanu: Game changer — ELLE UK [interview feature], June 2022

The unflinching Hong Kong protest film moving audiences to tears — gal-dem [interview feature], March 2022

Why the recent deaths of ESEA women in the UK feel so close to home — gal-dem [comment], August 2021

How activists are radically interrogating Berlin’s colonial past — and reshaping its future — TIME [reported feature], October 2021

The Atlanta shooting highlights the painful reality of rising anti-Asian violence around the world — TIME [reported feature], March 2021

Myanmar's creatives are fighting military rule with art — TIME [reported feature], February 2021

How Russia's feminist poets are changing what it means to protest — TIME [reported feature], December 2020

Zanele Muholi on documenting Black, queer life in South Africa — TIME [profile], December 2020

Women are at the forefront of Nigeria’s police brutality protests — TIME [news/feature], October 2020

Why a children's book is becoming a symbol of resistance in Hungary’s fight over LGBT rights — TIME [news/feature], October 2020

Editing

The cost of living crisis risks becoming a suicide crisis. What might keep us alive? — Sanah Ahsan, gal-dem, October 2022

Meet the Nigerian tailors preserving their craft on London’s high streets — Sadatu Futa, gal-dem, October 2022

The story of Alexander Tekle: a young asylum seeker who died in Britain’s hostile environment — Dawn Limbu, gal-dem, September 2022

Fuck Tim Westwood and his enablers — Tobi Kyeremateng, gal-dem, April 2022

Uncovering trans Southeast Asian archives — June Bellebono, gal-dem, January 2022

Revolutions are built on hope. That's why I believe Myanmar's protesters will succeed — MiMi Aye, TIME, March 2021

Queer Nigerians hoped the Clubhouse app would be a safe haven. It's become another breeding ground for bigotry — Nelson C.J, TIME, February 2021

Fears about transgender people are a distraction from the real struggles all women face — Juno Dawson, TIME, July 2020

Taking down statues isn't enough. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power — Thomas J Price, TIME, June 2020