I’m a first-gen human rights scholar, storyteller, and public interest communicator. TLDR — I spend a lot of time asking difficult questions about violence, injustice, and how we can prevent them.
My work crosses disciplines and sectors, from atrocity prevention research and human rights programming to multi-channel communications and development campaigns. No matter the medium, my top priority is ensuring knowledge is accessible.
I’m always open to conversation, collaboration, and brainstorming theories together. Shoot me a message and let’s chat!
Currently exploring transitional justice & historical memory
I’m a firm believer that the best work can only be done when it’s guided by curiosity and care. Job titles change, but my core mission is always the same: to do some good, and leave the world a little better than I found it.
I’ve studied how mass violence emerges and how prevention systems can actually intervene within genocide and atrocity prevention research, and presented original research at academic conferences where my ideas get pressure-tested in real time.
Explore my research →
I’ve translated dense human rights and policy research into op-eds, media briefings, and public-facing content at organizations including Freedom House and the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy — and built the campaign messaging and fundraising strategies behind them, contributing to over $50K raised and stronger engagement along the way.
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I’ve worked with migrant communities to create essays, visual work, and narrative projects that translate abstract systems like violence, memory, and justice into accessible human stories that elevate and empower historically marginalized voices.
Read Maryam’s Mosaic ↗A snapshot of the off-the-clock inputs — updated now & then.
A recurring question: who gets to tell the story?
Figma wireframes & a little web design
Go on — drag to actually scratch them off.
I once drafted a full course syllabus for teaching transitional justice through The Hunger Games — now I just need a university dean brave enough to hire me and approve it.
My very first job was scooping at my dad’s Baskin-Robbins at 15. I can still build a mean banana split.
I’ve made it to 6 countries so far — and I’m nowhere near done.
I think in three languages — English, Urdu & Spanish — and lose my train of thought in all of them.
Research, a collaboration, a campaign, or a thought you can’t shake and need to say out loud to someone — my inbox is open, and (rare for the internet) I actually write back.