Anushay Hossain

Anushay Hossain is a Bangladeshi American journalist.

Anushay Hossain
আনুশে হোসেন
NationalityBangladeshi American
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
University of Sussex
RelativesTofazzal Hossain Manik Miah
Websitehttps://AnushayHossain.com/

Life and career

Anushay graduated from the University of Virginia (UVA) and completed her MA in Gender and Development at the University of Sussex.[1]

Hossain began her career as an intern in her native country, Bangladesh, at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) where she had worked on micro-finance and primary education programs for women and girls.

Hossain writes about feminism, U.S. foreign policy and South Asian nations, particularly Bangladesh, in her columns.[2] Her writing has been published on CNN, Forbes, Medium, the Daily Beast, HuffPost.[3]

She is also the Managing Director of The Daily Ittefaq, Bangladesh's oldest newspaper, which was founded by her grandfather, Toffazal Hossain Manik Mia.[4]

Hossain went viral debating toxic masculinity with notorious cable news anchor and personality, Tucker Carlson in 2018 on Fox News.[5]

In 2020, Hossain was signed by Simon and Schuster.[6] Her first book for them is forthcoming in fall 2021.[7]

Hossain is also the host of the Spilling Chai podcast.[8]

Personal life

Hossain lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their two young daughters. [9] Her husband, Shy Pahlevani, is a D.C.-based serial entrepreneur.[10] In 2017, Pahlevani started the food-tech platform HUNGRY — the first-ever online marketplace connecting local top chefs with businesses.[11]

References
  1. Anushay Hossain (CLAS ’02) Talks Personal Branding on HoosNetwork Live UVA Alumni Association
  2. Meet the Blogger: Anushay Hossain
  3. Profile: Anushay Hossain HuffPost
  4. The Club welcomes new members who joined this summer The National Press Club
  5. Barden, David (2018-10-09). "Tucker Carlson Recites John Mayer Lyrics In Toxic Masculinity Rant". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  6. The Pain Gap. 2021-10-12. ISBN 978-1-9821-7777-5.
  7. The Pain Gap. 2021-10-12. ISBN 978-1-9821-7777-5.
  8. "Home". Spilling Chai - Diverse Voices. American Tea. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  9. BIOGRAPHY: Anushay Hossain Anushays Point
  10. Gallagher, Tyler (2020-03-20). "Shy Pahlevani: "A key aspect of maintaining resiliency is being flexible and being willing to…". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  11. Gallagher, Tyler (2020-03-20). "Shy Pahlevani: "A key aspect of maintaining resiliency is being flexible and being willing to…". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-27.


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