Anushay Hossain is a Bangladeshi blogger & journalist based in Washington, DC. She launched Anushay’s Point in 2009, and her work is regularly featured in Forbes Woman, Huffington Post, & the Shriver Report. She is also the online editor for Click Ittefaq, the English version of Bangladesh’s oldest national newspaper, the iconic Daily Ittefaq.
Anushay spent a decade as a feminist policy analyst on Capitol Hill before going full-time with her writing in 2013. She has appeared on BBC Radio, National Public Radio (NPR), Canada’s CBC, Sirius XM radio, Russia Today (RT), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and guest-hosted “The Stream” on Al-Jazeera English (AJE) from 2012-2013.
Anushay’s career in women’s rights began as an intern at the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee (BRAC) where she worked on micro-finance for women in her native country, Bangladesh. A University of Virginia graduate, she joined the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Campaign for Afghan Women before completing her MA in Gender and Development at the University of Sussex. After a year at the United Nations Development Fund for Women’s (UNIFEM UK) London office, Anushay returned to Washington, DC, where she spent the past decade analyzing the impact of US foreign policy on the health and rights of women and girls worldwide.
Anushay frequently travels to leading colleges and universities nationwide, giving talks on global women’s rights movements. She has spoken at Georgetown University, American University, George Washington University, New York University (NYU), Duke, Yale Law School, & the University of Michigan.
A genuine lover of cultures, Anushay spent a year in Italy studying Italian and is fluent in six languages. She lives in Washington, DC, with her Iranian-American husband and their daughter.
Anushay Hossain frequently travels to top universities across the United States, giving lectures and speaking on panels about global women’s rights movements. She has spoken at the National Press Club, Georgetown University, American University (AU), George Washington University (GWU), New York University (NYU), Duke, Yale Law School, & the University of Michigan, amongst many other renowned institutions.
To have Anushay speak at your event, CALL (202) 834-7840 or EMAIL Hossain.Anushay@gmail.com
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