I'm a writer, reporter, and producer at BBC World Service Radio in London. 

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In 2023, I was shortlisted for an Amnesty Media Award in the Written Category for my investigation with Afghan reporter Matiullah Shirzad: How women and children became the silent victims of an Afghan drug crisis.

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Since my early years, I have been fascinated by the cultures and complexities of the Middle East. I put this down to my ten years in Saudi Arabia, which had a profound impact on me and fueled a strong curiosity about the Gulf region.

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After graduating with a Master’s in International Journalism, I travelled to Yemen. While studying classical Arabic, I started reporting for the UK and international media on the country’s political and economic collapse.

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My written work and photography have been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, The Economist, International Business Times, and others. While I was in Sanaa, I was interviewed by the BBC, CTV, CBS Radio, and France 24, providing up-to-date eyewitness accounts of President Hadi’s fall and the country’s decline into civil war.

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To expose a different side to complex political developments, I was the only freelance journalist to secure an interview with Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, the leader of the Shia rebel group in Yemen, in October 2015. This account was published as an exclusive in The Independent. From child soldiers to organ trafficking to famines, I broke several stories for The Independent World. I also documented the oppression faced by local activists and my challenges of working as a journalist in Houthi-controlled territories for The Guardian.

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Outside the daily news, I interview artists, comedians and musicians for the BBC's arts and culture programmes. 

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 I am multilingual and speak fluent English and Italian and conversational Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, and French.