Sadiya Ansari
@sadiyaansari.bsky.social
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London-based journo Bestselling author of IN EXILE Co-founder, Canadian Journalists of Colour Rep: Samantha Haywood, Transatlantic Literary Agency
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Ottawa! I'm coming to your city on March 20th for a book talk with the very talented Manahil Bandukwala!

Octopus Books is hosting us — we'll start at 6:15 pm sharp, and there will be arrangements for breaking your fast at 7:15 pm. Hope to see you there!!

octopusbooks.ca/events/45524
Defying Expectations and Undoing Generational Curses: Exploring South Asian History and Folklore
Ottawa's progressive independent bookstore since 1969
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rorypecktrust.bsky.social
To mark the upcoming #iwd2025, we're highlighting some inspiring freelance journalists who are challenging perceptions about women through their own unique voices and their work.

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#freelancers
#womensupportingwomen
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It was an absolute pleasure to work with you on this!!!
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So proud of our latest @radioworkshop.bsky.social #podcast episode exploring #LGBTQI experiences on dating apps on the African continent!

Despite all the pitfalls, love calls out to all of us. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥰

@sadiyaansari.bsky.social @enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
It's Complicated
Radio Workshop · Episode
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mellow-belly.bsky.social
Thrilled to be working with @sadiyaansari.bsky.social & my
@radioworkshop.bsky.social team on a podcast ep. about #queer folks across Africa looking for love, community & friendship on #datingapps.

Hopefully it will contribute to the much needed visibility and recognition mentioned in this doc.
enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social
My first short doc is now out 🚨

My colleague Sadiya Ansari and I traveled to Nairobi to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in Kenya who have been waiting for years to be officially recognised as refugees - with no response.

Watch the full video here 👇
Why LGBTQ+ refugees no longer want to stay in Kenya
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Police harassment, targeted violence, and a refugee commissioner who says persecution for being LGBTQ+ is no longer grounds for asylum have led queer refugees in Kenya looking to extreme solutions.

I dug into this for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social:

www.context.news/socioeconomi...
‘We’ve lost so many lives’: LGBTQ+ refugees are giving up on Kenya | Context
Kenya was a haven for LGBTQ+ refugees but rising hostility is pushing some to extreme measures, like leaving for South Sudan
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For over a decade, queer refugees landed in Kenya as a place to start over—now they’re looking to leave.

@enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social and I dug into the impact of rising hostility on asylum seekers for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. You can watch our whole doc here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwRb...
Why LGBTQ+ refugees no longer want to stay in Kenya
YouTube video by Context
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joshokane.bsky.social
Stoked to have @shefali.bsky.social's Undue Burden, @sadiyaansari.bsky.social's In Exile, @alexposadzki.bsky.social's Rogers v Rogers and so many more of my fav books of the year on our list
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The Globe 100: The best books of 2024: Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year
The Globe 100: The best books of 2024
Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year
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thewalrus.ca
“My mom had been asking me for a really long time to find Annie... I had to be ready to do it.”

In this Q&A with @sadiyaansari.bsky.social, @tanyatalaga.bsky.social shares her family’s history and the inner compass that led her to write The Knowing.

thewalrus.ca/i-needed-to-be-d...
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enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social
Are you a Manila-based journalist keen on covering LGBTQ+ rights in the Philippines?

If so please apply for the *free* training the Thomson Reuters Foundation will host there in a few weeks:

👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/7547267/A...

I'll be there to help you improve your vertical video storytelling!
Application Form for Journalists | Reporting on Diversity, Inclusion and LGBTIQ+ rights in the Phili...
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sadiyaansari.bsky.social
Despite its attempt to design a “defensive democracy”, Germany has a far-right party polling at 21%. I wrote about why the AfD’s growing popularity makes it a threat to democracy.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-germanys-far-right-isnt-on-the-doorstep-of-power-its-already-arrived/
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I have been *dying* to share Noor Bakhsh’s story—a virtuosic musician from a village in Balochistan who just wrapped his first European tour at 78.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/19/totally-full-of-spiritual-energy-ustad-noor-bakhsh-the-pakistani-musician-discovered-on-the-side-of-a-road