Sumaiya Ali

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Sumaiya Ali is an independent journalist based in Uttar Pradesh, India. She writes on South Asia, focusing on minority issues and human rights. Her work has been published in British Medical Journal, Himal Southasian, London Post News, and several other leading news websites. Sumaiya previously worked at the BBC as a journalism researcher and wrote for multiple BBC language websites.


Areas of expertise

Livelihoods, gender, social justice, environment, human rights,


Articles by Sumaiya Ali


a hand wearing a glove working in mud-nursery

জানুয়ারি 14, 2025
Photo essay: Inside a plant nursery in Uttar Pradesh
Burdened by low wages and unsafe working conditions, and coupled with limited access to schemes like e-Shram, nursery workers in Shahjahanpur barely make ends meet.
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