By: Mazhar Farooqui
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Mazhar Farooqui is a Senior Editor at Zawya. He is a multi-award winning investigative journalist based in Dubai, focusing on themes such as travel and tourism, real estate, and animal rights. His work has been featured in prominent publications including Khaleej Times, Scroll Media, ThePrint, and The Star Online.
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Mazhar Farooqui's coverage spans a wide range of local news, with a focus on culture and society, entertainment, family and relationships, as well as travel and tourism in the UAE. He covers evolving stories, event coverage, breaking news, and profile features.
Sources can effectively reach out to him by providing insights into ongoing events or developing trends related to culture & society aspects such as art initiatives or climate action in Dubai. Additionally, individuals involved in significant cultural events or developments taking place within the UAE could also find success pitching their stories to Mazhar.
Given his interest in covering breaking news and evolving stories about missing persons cases or cyberattacks impacting residents of the UAE might also be appealing for pitches involving firsthand accounts from those impacted or experts who can provide valuable insights into these situations.
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