About
Lawyer by day, writer by night, Nailah Dean reports from the front lines as she investigates the “isms” that exist in the Muslim dating world. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera and Insider. Nailah directed and produced a photo series and documentary titled the Isms Project, about Muslim women and the barriers they encounter on the road to love and marriage. The project was recognized in Newsweek, the Washington Post and CNN Arabic. She is a blogger for Vela, the popular hijab and Muslim fashion line and ICNA’s The Message. You can find her most active on Substack and Instagram.
Nailah is a member of the SF Writers Workshop and recipient of a 2019 Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Fellowship and 2023 Hurston Wright Fellowship. She is currently shopping around her novel about Muslim dating. She is represented by Julie Finidori at Aevitas Creative Management UK.