Bio

Nelufar Hedayat is an award-winning British journalist and television host. She hosts the Doha Debates live show #DearWorldLive, podcast #CourseCorrection as well as Doha Debates' flagship debate series. Having fled war-torn Afghanistan as a child herself, Nelufar’s work has often focused on cultural upheaval experienced by women, children and families in conflict ridden societies. Nelufar previously worked for the BBC where she presented, co-produced and wrote documentaries for television, including Shot for Going to School, where she secured Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala’s first television interview, and Music, Money & Hip Hop Honeys for BBC Three. Nelufar speaks four languages including Farsi, Hindi and Dari.