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.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Ida B Wells
My work has been featured in
Pulitzer Center
Washington, DC
Al Jazeera English
Washington, DC
LAPP Magazine
London, UK
HELLO! Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan
Justice Project Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
Weber Shandwick
Doha, Qatar
Al Fardan
Doha, Qatar
Doha Debates
Doha, Qatar
Transitions Media
Prague, Czech Republic
Check out my latest work
Sudan has been torn apart by a year of violence between armed rivals, but memories of democratic revolution remain.
This episode was fact-checked and co-produced by me.
My latest articles
Women Are Being Devoured By The Effects of Climate Change, Yet No One Seems To Care
As the detrimental effects of climate change spread far and wide, millions of women around the world have reported facing “the triple injustice of climate change, poverty and gender inequality” which calls for greater gender equality in climate change adaptation. In 2019, 33.4 million people were internally displaced – 70% resulting from climate-related disasters. In 2018, more than half of the world’s 41 million internally displaced people were women.
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.
The Lack of Menstrual Hygiene Products Is Pulling Away Women From Chasing Their Academic Pursuits
The first time Hina experienced having her period, she felt a concoction of emotions - humiliation, panic, and confusion - wash over her. Hina, a 16-year-old girl hailing from one of the poorest districts in all of Pakistan, recalls rushing back home from school as her school uniform, a white set of shalwar-kameez, got stained in different shades of red. Upon her arrival, Hina’s mother, who normally wore a smile to greet her, had a look of disgust plastered across her face.