Nazneen Khan-Østrem born in Nairobi, Kenya, raised in the UK and Norway, is an author and a journalist with a master's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Khan-Østrem has previously published the book "My Holy War" (2005) and has contributed to several anthologies, among them "Not quite right for us" (Flipped Eye Publishing 2021). She has also worked as a music journalist for numerous years, and as a publishing editor for Aschehoug in Oslo, Norway. She will be publishing a new book about the British Empire, Kenya and India in 2026.