Yasin Kakande

A native of Uganda, Yasin Kakande has been a Middle East journalist for more than a decade. He worked for the Abu Dhabi-based The National newspaper as the correspondent for the Northern Emirates. He also has worked as a news producer for City 7 TV in Dubai, a features writer for the Khaleej Times, as a reporter and assistant editor for the Bahrain Tribune, and as an online editor for The Peninsula Newspaper in Qatar. My work as a journalist and author has always been about giving voice to those who are too often unheard. As a writer, my journey began with Slave States: The Practice of Kafala in the Gulf Arab Region, a groundbreaking investigation into the lives of migrant workers trapped under the kafala system. The stories I uncovered there revealed not only the injustices of the Gulf but also the resilience and courage of African and Asian migrants fighting to reclaim their humanity.