Manahil Naveed is a journalist and strategic communications professional focused on telling impactful stories.
Hello!
I’m a senior at Northwestern University in Qatar with a passion for storytelling and social impact. My work spans journalism and strategic communications, where I use media to highlight underreported issues and shape public conversations. As a junior editor and writer at LAPP Magazine, I’ve reported on gender-based violence and social justice issues in South Asia. I’ve also worked with Al Jazeera English’s podcast The Take, where I supported research, fact-checking, and audio production on global stories.
Alongside my journalism work, I have experience in strategic communications and public relations. I’ve contributed to campaigns and social media strategy for organizations and brands including Amnesty International, Al Fardan, Ferrari, and Aston Martin, helping translate complex issues and brand narratives into engaging digital content. My reporting has also been supported by the Pulitzer Center, and I’ve worked with Transitions to further develop international storytelling projects.
I’m excited to continue working at the intersection of journalism and strategic communications, using storytelling, media strategy, and audience engagement to create meaningful impact.
My work has been featured in:
Pulitzer Center
Washington, DC
Al Jazeera English
Washington, DC
Weber Shandwick
Doha, Qatar
Al Fardan
Doha, Qatar
Doha Debates
Doha, Qatar
LAPP Magazine
London, UK
Transitions Media
Prague, Czech Republic
Justice Project Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
HELLO! Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan
The Take, Al Jazeera
Is US healthcare still using racist medical practices?
When a new kidney could save your life, every minute counts. When Jazmin Evans discovered she could have received a kidney four years earlier, she was shocked. When she found out the delay was due to a racially biased testing process, she tried to warn others.
Lead produced by Manahil Naveed.
Pulitzer Center
Belonging in Rhythm: How the Sheedi Assert Identity Against Erasure
The Afro-descended Sheedi in Pakistan gather every year during the Sheedi Mela to celebrate the community’s resilience.
Sundance Institute
Hum Ahangi: Belonging in Rhythm
I produced and directed this short film following Isra, a Sheedi woman from the village of Tando Bago, in her exploration of self-love not as something found in the mirror, but in the collective, through music, ritual, and the power of community.
My latest articles
Flavors of Resistance
In Prague, a Palestinian restaurant serves up quiet resistance, offering food as a form of discrete protest and cultural resilience.
Romani Dreams of the Future Come Alive in Prague
The Futuroma festival showcased Romani aspirations through personal stories, music, and visual art.
In Conversation With The Trans Rights Activist Who Stood Behind Bars To Bring Reform
In the early hours of August 10th, 2020, Julie was carelessly frolicking in the courtyard of her residence, when, in mere minutes, her safe haven was destroyed by several uniformed policemen who had broken in with a common cause - to muffle her roars for trans-rights in a society that outright rejects them.