Bio

I’m a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in New York City. I cover war, mass displacement, and free speech, with a focus on Middle Eastern communities both on the ground and in the diaspora.

My work has appeared in New York Magazine, The Nation, WIRED, Dazed, GQ, Teen Vogue, AJ+, and elsewhere.

I hold a master’s from Columbia Journalism School, where I was a Toni Stabile Investigative Fellow and received the Editorial Writing Award, and a B.A. in Journalism and Middle Eastern Studies from NYU, where I won the Anna and Peter Zenger Award for Press Freedom.

For commissions, tips, or inquiries, reach me at samaakhu@proton.me.