Diary Marif is a Canadian Kurdish nonfiction writer and freelance journalist living on the unceded territories of the Museum, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, also known as Vancouver. He is an author at New Canadian Media where he focuses on immigrants' and newcomers' issues, particularly sub-minorities like Kurds, Baloches, and so forth. He earned a master's degree in History from Pune University, in India, in 2013. He participates in rallies in solidarity with minorities and sub-minorities and fights against racism, advocating for equality and justice.