Salam! I am a Malaysian journalist and a freedom of expression and religion advocate based in Singapore.
With over eight years of experience in journalism focusing on religion, human rights, SOGIE issues, & current affairs, I am currently a news editor at Kuala Lumpur-based Malay Mail.I am also a board member of the Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia & a representative of the International Association of Religion Journalists.I used to run a subscriber-only essay collection of Malaysian social media and pop culture #BeritaBaruNakUp, and was a co-founder of SHAZU Speaks that runs social audio chatrooms on news and current affairs in Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces.I am a humanist dad raising a daughter with my doctor soulmate. I love sci-fi/fantasy, metalcore, anime, K-pop, Hololive, gawking at architecture & history, & all kinds of good food.Contact me for media interviews, freelance & influencer opportunities, & speaking engagements: zurairi(at)pm(dot)meLike what I do? Buy me a kopi 434 or maggi goreng by contributing here in Ko-Fi.Background 📸: Dusk in Putrajaya by Izuddin Helmi Adnan