Nafeez Ahmed

Nafeez Ahmed
Born1978 (age 45–46)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Sussex
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Websitenafeezahmed.net

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (born 1978)[1] is a British investigative journalist, author and academic. He is editor of the crowdfunded[2] investigative journalism platform INSURGE intelligence.[3] He is a former environment blogger for The Guardian from March 2013 to July 2014.[4] From 2014 to 2017, Ahmed was a weekly columnist for Middle East Eye, the London-based news portal founded by ex-Guardian writer David Hearst.[5] He is 'System Shift' columnist at Vice covering issues around global systems crises and solutions.[6] Ahmed is now Special Investigations Reporter at Byline Times.[7]

As a film-maker, Ahmed co-produced and wrote The Crisis of Civilization, and associate produced Grasp the Nettle, both directed by Dean Puckett.[8] Ahmed's academic work has focused on the systemic causes of mass violence.[9] His work applies systems theory to explore the intersection of multiple global crises, including climate, energy, financial, political, military, and others.[10][failed verification] He is also an adviser at the investigative journalism outlet Declassified UK.[11][12]

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  2. ^ "Nafeez Ahmed is creating a journalism framework for inner and outer transformation". Patreon. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "INSURGE intelligence". Medium.
  4. ^ "Contributor page". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Nafeez Ahmed". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. ^ "System Shift column". Motherboard. Vice. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Nafeez Ahmed, Author at Byline Times". Byline Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Documentary – Grasp the Nettle – Films". graspthenettlefilm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Nafeez Ahmed - Anglia Ruskin University - Academia.edu". anglia.academia.edu. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  10. ^ "A review of the work of Nafeez Ahmed" (PDF). The Schumacher Institute.
  11. ^ "Who we are". Declassified UK. Daily Maverick. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. ^ "NAFEEZ AHMED, Author at Declassified Media Ltd". Declassified UK. Retrieved 22 March 2022.