AliyaAttending the Social Media and Society in India conference; lessons in hosting an inclusive, global…This past Friday and Saturday, I (virtually) attended a few sessions of the two-day Social Media and Society in India conference hosted by…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
AliyaOn Somewhere GoodIs ephemerality the key to creating healthier digital spaces?Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022
AliyaI’m blogging again.I’ve decided to publish more here. I want to write more about books and papers I’ve enjoyed reading, things that bring me joy, and concepts…Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022
Aliya52 Places in New York: Working on the CensusWorking on the Census in New York is like being a 52 Places traveller for the city.Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
AliyaStudying digital human rightsA few months ago, I tweeted asking for syllabi or a reading list on digital rights — essentially, anything as it pertained to the rights…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
Aliya25 years. 25 books (and think-pieces)This was going to be a list of the books that I have read over the course of my life that have, for one reason or another, stayed with me…Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 2018
AliyaStudying policy in 2017I’ve never considered myself a particularly optimistic person. Having grown up reading Camus, Golding, and Plath, I matured, naturally…Jan 7, 2018Jan 7, 2018
Aliya38 Small Ways To Make Toronto a Better Place (and counting)As I was scrolling Twitter a few weeks ago, I chanced upon @kylebaptista’s tweet. Having just read a piece on Curbed, on 50 Small Ways to…Apr 11, 2017Apr 11, 2017
AliyaI have a complicated relationship with Bombay: A Review of Toronto’s Bombay Street Food.I have a complicated relationship with Bombay. My first memory of the city is of a barber shop in Versova, teary-eyed, while my grandmother…Jun 11, 2016Jun 11, 2016
