Shiraz Ahmed is a journalist and documentary artist. Ahmed tells stories about community, identity and the unending attempt to better our world. He has covered activism and community-based healthcare in Memphis, Detroit and his home state of Texas.
He is a Kartemquin Diverse Voices in Docs fellow (2019), New York Foundation for the Arts Immigrant Artist Fellow (2019), Documenting DETROIT fellow (2018) and graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (2013).
He is currently completing an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts at Duke University. Follow him on Instagram. Ahmed also enjoys gardening, music and salsa-making.