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…6 min read·Apr 12, 2023----
AliyaOn Somewhere GoodIs ephemerality the key to creating healthier digital spaces?5 min read·Sep 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…1 min read·Sep 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.7 min read·Aug 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…2 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Jun 11, 2016----