“Tariq is a writer, poet, multifaceted creative, multimedia journalist, artivist, changemaker, and budding social entrepreneur from Lagos, Nigeria. He passionately advocates for social, economic, environmental, racial, and gender justice. Tariq is a UNICEF Nigeria Young Influencer, a UNODC Nigeria Young Wildlife Influencer, and a 4Ocean Wavemaker. He is also a Global Citizen 2024 Emerging Creative and a Heal The Planet’s Young Planet Leader.

 

Recently, Tariq was shortlisted for the 2024 John Locke Essay Competition (Oxford and Princeton). In addition, he has won several local, national, and global creativity-related contests, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime #BeWildForNature Competition and the American Sociological Association Student Video Contest.

 

He serves as the Culture Lead Writer at Young Journalists of America and is the only African correspondent for FEMINIST, the global hub for intersectional feminism with an audience of more than six million people. Additionally, Tariq has worked with several nonprofits as a creative media creator.”