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Mariyam Alavi

Mariyam Alavi is an award-winning Indian journalist with a passion for uncovering the truth. She has worked with prominent media outlets such as Hindustan Times, and NDTV, reporting extensively on the Indian economy, politics, human rights, and the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also contributed to the 2024 Indian General Elections coverage of international media organisations like TRT World and RTÉ. She is also one of the co-authors of Love Jihad and Other Fictions: Simple Facts to Counter Viral Falsehoods (2024), a book that looked at some of the most prevalent divisive theories in the country.