Inaya Folarin Iman is a Reporter for CBS News (based in London).
She is the founder of The Equiano Project, an initiative that convenes leading thinkers, writers, and policymakers to debate questions of national identity, integration, and the future of liberal democracy.
Inaya has worked across journalism, broadcasting, and public life. She has been a presenter on GB News, a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze and an event convenor for Civic Future. Her writing and commentary have appeared in a range of national publications including The Telegraph, The Times, and UnHerd.
She has served as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery and was previously a judge for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025. An international speaker, she regularly appears at major festivals and conferences.
Her work is widely recognised for examining the tensions and possibilities within modern multicultural societies.
She has also helped found and deliver numerous freedom of speech initiatives including Index on Censorship’s Free Speech Is For Me, the Free Speech Union and the Free Speech Champions project.
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