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Shah was born in Srinagar, Kashmir.
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Fahad Shah
Edit Profilejournalist Writer and Political Commentator
Education
SOAS, University of London.
Career
He is the editor of the anthology Of Occupation and Resistance: Writings from Kashmir (Tranquebar, 2013), which was listed by Hindustan Times among "ten most thought-provoking and intellectually satisfying books" of 2013, calling it "a remarkable book"
After studying journalism from University of Kashmir, he was one of the six Felix Scholars at SOAS, University of London to study critical media and cultural studies in 2013. He lives between New Delhi and Kashmir. In 2009, Shah started his career as a trainee reporter in Jammu and Kashmir"s leading daily, Greater Kashmir (newspaper) and worked for several other newspapers and magazines.
After two years, he launched an online magazine,, which has been internationally acclaimed for credibility and courage.
He has written for Foreign Affairs, The Diplomat, The Christian Science Monitor, Socialist Worker, Hindustan Times, Scroll, Tehelka, Dawn, Firstpost, among several other publications worldwide. Shah has delivered lectures at several universities worldwide, including University of Iceland, University of Warwick, University of Westminster, and Humboldt University of Berlin.
He is the director of the documentary film, Bring Him Back, which was released in London in 2015. He launched a website called in 2010, during the 2010 Kashmir Unrest and later turned it into an online magazine in April 2011.
Shah has been featured in First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera, British Broadcasting Corporation, NDTV, The Indian Express, The Sunday Guardian, and several other publications for starting While talking about the magazine, in 2011, Shah told an Indian national newspaper, The Sunday Guardian: “We wanted a breathing space, wherein the reality of Kashmir and the incidents that occur in the valley would get honestly reported.”
In 2011, Fahad Shah was finalized for the South Asia"s Manthan Award 2011 for his contribution in media by laying down the foundation of magazine.
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