Deena Guzder

Who is Deena Guzder?

Deena Guzder is a human rights journalist and author. Her work has appeared in Time, National Geographic–Traveler, Washington Post, United Press International, Reuters, Indian Express, Ms. Magazine, Global Post, Mother Jones, Huffington Post, Common Dreams, and elsewhere. She was awarded journalism grants from the Knight Foundation to report on theocracy and democracy in Iran; the Scripps Howard Foundation to report on low-caste “untouchables” in India; and, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Thailand. Guzder was awarded a second Pulitzer Center grant to travel through Pakistan — from the southern tip of Karachi to the northern tip of Kohistan — to report for the Red Cross Red Crescent magazine on the value of volunteers during the 2010 Pakistan floods.

She graduated from Oberlin College in 2006 with a triple major in Peace & Conflict Resolution, Politics, and English. Guzder earned a dual-degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and School of International and Public Affairs in 2008. She is currently the youngest person to graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.