Mohani Niza Communications

Editorial consultant and communications specialist, focusing on writing/journalism, editing, proofreading, translation, and qualitative research, with 16 years of combined experience in the media industry and civil society sector.

Bylines: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), The Malaysian Insider, Muslim World Today, Focus Malaysia, New Straits Times, The Centre, Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA) and more.

Email: mohani.rsn@gmail.com

Ova • 26th April 2023

Health Care Professionals’ Bad Bedside Manners Made Abortion Horrible, Degrading: Young Malaysian Woman

Sharlini had to contend with a snarky nurse-receptionist and a doctor who chuckled when she said she wanted an abortion. (Article produced in collaboration with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives).

Ova • 21st March 2023

Why Are Unmarried Women Having Difficulty Accessing Contraceptives When MOH Has No Policy Against It?

A klinik kesihatan doctor says it is in their KPIs to increase the registration of unmarried women between the ages of 15 to 49 who are able to conceive to come to their pre-pregnancy clinic (PPC) to get contraceptives. (Article produced in collaboration with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives).

The Centre • 11th May 2020

Nobody Spared: Covid-19, MCO and Mental-Wellbeing

The Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) are affecting the mental and emotional health of people living in Malaysia.

The Malaysian Insider • 19th April 2011

Malaysians’ Chicken Habits Change as Poultry Prices Jump

I wrote this back in April 2011 when floods in Johor and the long Chinese New Year weekend had caused livestock prices to shoot up to “the highest price in record history” of RM5.80.

Goreng (The Malaysian Insider) • 25th January 2011

One Mouth at a Time … Reaching Out with Love

I followed two soup kitchens feed the urban poor in Kuala Lumpur.

Goreng (The Malaysian Insider) • 18th January 2011

A Generous Life

I spoke to Munirah Hamid who established the very successful Pertiwi Soup Kitchen, which feeds Kuala Lumpur's poor.

Muslim World Today • 27th May 2018

Neuro-atypical Muslims Speak: What Ramadhan is Like for People with Debilitating Medical Conditions

How some Muslims living with disabilities navigate the fasting month.

Muslim World Today • 22nd February 2019

Uighurs are Persecuted in Mass Numbers in China. These are Their Stories and Some Information on How You Can Help

China has a history-long hostility towards the Uighurs, making daily life a terrifying ordeal for this Muslim community.

Muslim World Today • 8th January 2018

Their Music is Fun and Light-hearted, but Never Trivial: a Profile of the Punk Band Shh ... Diam!

Shh … Diam! tackles the big issues in their music without taking themselves too seriously.

Muslim World Today • 7th August 2018

Art and Music Can Influence the World: In Conversation with Kamancheh Master Kayhan Kalhor Ahead of His Performance in Malaysia

Internationally-acclaimed kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor gave Muslim World Today a special interview ahead of his Malaysia performance in 2018.

Muslim World Today • 29th January 2019

7 Questions with Nigerian Poet and Musician Kafayat Quadri

The multi-faceted and dynamic singer Kafayat Quadri talks music, love and spirituality - and how all of these are interconnected.