Wajiha Hyder is a writer and editor who writes about culture and society, and how they shape one another. Her work examines what culture reveals about the present moment, through long-form interviews, features, reviews and essays. She has written for The Missing Slate, Pakistan Today, and The News on Sunday, among others.
She oversees the art, culture and books (Literati) sections at The News on Sunday, where she commissions and curates features, reviews, essays and criticism. Alongside her journalism, she also works independently as a country researcher in Pakistan, contributing to international research and evaluation projects through qualitative research, including key informant interviews, stakeholder research and analysis.
Her short fiction appeared in The Stained-Glass Window: Stories of the Pandemic from Pakistan (2020). She has served on juries for major writing prizes.
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