Azad Essa
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As seen in:
Middle East Eye,
The Guardian,
The Washington Post,
Al Jazeera English,
Substack,
Flipboard,
City Press,
Foreign Policy Magazine,
News24,
Al Jazeera Arabic,
ReliefWeb
and
Covers:
Islamophobia; US foreign policy; Hindu nationalism; India-Israel relations;
Journalist @MiddleEastEye; Author of Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India & Israel (Pluto Books); X account blocked by Government of India.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance writing for City Press, MWP, The Africa Report
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I loved Tintin as a kid until I realised he was fake news.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
To push back against nonsense.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, obviously.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
on the cricket fields of my dreams
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Onion
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