| 1. She was born into an upper-middle-class family in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. |
| 2. Her primary education was completed in Srinagar. |
| 3. She pursued her Post Graduation in Social Communications and Media in New Delhi. |
| 4. Ayyub has experience in filmmaking and radio shows. |
| 5. In 2008, she became an Investigations and Political Affairs Journalist at Tehelka. |
| 6. Previously, she worked as a freelancer with various news channels. |
| 7. Ayyub received the 'Sanskriti Award' for journalism excellence in October 2011. |
| 8. She resigned from Tehelka in 2013 due to a dispute with Tarun Tejpal. |
| 9. Her investigation of alleged Gujarat fake encounters was recognized by Outlook magazine as a top global story. |
| 10. Ayyub is a close friend of Bollywood actress Richa Chadha. |
| 11. She portrayed a journalist in the 2016 film "Chalk n Duster." |
| 12. A strong critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP government, she remains vocal about it. |
| 13. She is a contributing global opinions writer for The Washington Post. |
| 14. She authored the investigative book Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover-Up. |
| 15. She received the Global Shining Light Award for Investigative Journalism in 2017. |
| 16. She was named the Most Resilient Global Journalist in 2018 at the Peace Palace in The Hague. |
| 17. In 2020, she received the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage. |
| 18. In 2021, she was awarded the Excellence in Journalism and International Human Rights Award by the University of Texas. |
| 19. In 2022, she received the Overseas Press Club Award for her incisive commentary on India. |
| 20. In 2022, she received the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, the highest honour conferred by the Press Club of the United States. |
| 21. In 2024, the Canadian Free Press Association named her Journalist of the Year for her journalism and her advocacy for press freedom. |
| 22. She was born in Mumbai, India. |
| 23. She graduated in English Literature from Sophia College, Mumbai. |
| 24. She overcame polio as a child, which temporarily affected her left hand and right leg. |
| 25. She studied alongside Richa Chadha at Sophia College. |
| 26. She entered journalism in 2006. |
| 27. She worked as an investigative journalist at Tehelka magazine. |
| 28. At age 26, her investigation led to the Home Minister of India being imprisoned for several months in 2010. |
| 29. She conducted an eight-month undercover sting operation as an American film student to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots. |
| 30. She authored the international bestseller Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover-Up, which implicated current Prime Minister Narendra Modi. |
| 31. She self-published Gujarat Files in May 2016. |
| 32. Her investigation faced a media blackout in India. |
| 33. She has faced sustained persecution by the Indian government, including multiple criminal cases and frozen bank accounts. |
| 34. She is currently facing trial in India. |
| 35. She has been featured on the cover of The New Yorker. |
| 36. In 2019, she was named among ten global journalists who faced maximum threats to their lives worldwide. |
| 37. She writes for international media to express critical views about the government, as Indian media publications censor their journalists. |
| 38. She focuses her reporting on majoritarian politics and violence, extrajudicial killings by the state, Islamophobia, and communalism. |
| 39. Her work amplifies the voices of the marginalized and oppressed and combats misinformation. |
