Alya Mooro

She spent her childhood moving back and forth from Cairo to London until her family decided to settle in the UK.

[6] Mooro earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Psychology from City University of London.

[7][8] Mooro began her career as a journalist by covering the music industry, particularly the underground hip-hop scene.

[11][12] Mooro authored bestselling memoir and commentary The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes (2019).

Various forms of gender discrimination are scrutinized, whether through beauty standards or through taboo topics such as relationships, sexuality, religion etc.