Alia Waheed

Alia Waheed is a journalist specializing in writing about issues affecting Muslim women in the UK and internationally. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Observer, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Grazia among others and she was shortlisted for a British Journalism Award and The Write to End Violence Against Women and Girls award for Best Feature. Issues she has covered in the past include the dangers faced by women using Muslim matrimonial sites and the murder of primary school teacher, Sabina Nessa.