shado sat down with Cairo-born, London-raised journalist, Alya Mooro to find out more about her debut book, The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes. We received a message from Alya on the morning before we were supposed to meet at midday, asking us to push...
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ALYA MOORO is a Cairo-born, London-raised journalist. She has written for several magazines and newspapers on issues including culture, race, gender, sex, lifestyle and fashion. Alya holds a BA in Sociology and Psychology and a Masters in Journalism.
The founder of cult blog alyamooro.com, Alya has been a guest on numerous national radio stations including BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra, where she was asked to speak about increasing diversity in the media. Alya has collaborated with several global brands and supports multi-cultural women everywhere.
ALYA MOORO is a representative voice for her generation. She is passionate about changing assumptions and preconceptions about Middle Eastern women, and believes the time is perfect to be having these conversations. This is a time of radicalisation, Islamophobia and fear of the ‘other’. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to provide alternative narratives and for women living inside and outside the Middle East. This is a powerful time to be alive and is the perfect time to change the rhetoric.