Aymann Ismail is a staff writer at Slate known for his multimedia journalism exploring identity, religion, and the human stories behind national headlines. His work often blends photography, audio, and video to create intimate, deeply reported pieces. He is the creator of Who’s Afraid of Aymann Ismail?, a Slate video series that offered nuanced portraits of American Muslims and their perceived adversaries. He also created the podcast Man Up, which examined modern masculinity through vulnerable conversations about family, relationships, and race.

His work has been featured by CNN, The New York Times, NPR, GQ, The Atlantic, and more. His story, The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd, won a Writers Guild Award and was nominated for a National Magazine Award in reporting. His memoir, Becoming Baba, is to be published by Doubleday in July 2025. He currently lives in Newark, New Jersey with his wife and two small children.