In the Room
There are arguments that must be made in person — before audiences who can push back, question, and be moved. Ali Muattar has spoken at universities, community organisations, political gatherings, and media events on the themes that animate his work: oppression and resistance, investigative journalism, the psychology of injustice, and the obligations of those who have platforms to those who do not.
Speaking Topics
Truth and Power: The Ethics of Investigative Journalism
On why the stories institutions prefer to suppress are precisely the ones that most need to be told — and what it costs to tell them.
The Psychology of Oppression and Resistance
An examination of what sustained injustice does to the human mind, and what it means to resist not only politically but psychologically.
Education as a Political Act
Why teaching is never neutral, and why the most important skill any educator can cultivate is the willingness to disturb comfortable assumptions.
Entrepreneurship Without Compromise
On building institutions that serve independent thinking, rather than selling out the thinker to serve the institution.
Standing With the Oppressed: What It Actually Means
A personal and political account of what it costs — and what it demands — to make solidarity a practice rather than a posture.
Media Appearances
For television, radio, print, or podcast interviews, contact details are available on the contact page. Interview requests are reviewed and responded to within five working days.
Booking
To discuss a speaking engagement, please write with the following: the event name and date; the expected audience size and composition; the theme or topic you are hoping to address; and any honorarium or logistical support available.
All enquiries via the contact page.