Fahad Shah has been reporting for the Christian Science Monitor since 2012, from Kashmir and throughout India.
He is a journalist and editor who mainly focuses on human rights, politics, economy and social issues in South Asia. After completing his bachelor’s degree in journalism and multimedia production in Kashmir, his home, he founded The Kashmir Walla, an independent digital media outlet known for its fearless reporting on politics, culture, and human rights in the region. He also started writing for international publications.
Shah has been published in over three dozen international publications, including The Atlantic, Time, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, The Nation, Spiegel, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera. He has also produced documentaries and news videos for Channel4, Al Jazeera, TRT World, Business Insider, and SCMP Films. A recipient of the prestigious Human Rights Press Award in 2021, his work has also been supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the National Geographic Society.
In 2013, Shah did a Master’s degree in Critical Media and Cultural Studies from SOAS, University of London, as a Felix Scholar. He has also been a U.S. State Department fellow at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and is trained in reporting safely in crisis zones by Dart Center, Columbia Journalism School, New York. His academic background strengthens his ability to critically analyze and present complex issues. Beyond journalism, Shah has contributed to academic circles, serving as a researcher and consultant on Kashmiri affairs for think tanks in various countries.
Stories by Fahad Shah
- In Delhi, life beats on under toxic smog. But residents say this year is different.
- How India’s crackdown on Kashmir – and the blowback – transformed the region’s politics
- The Explainer Why Kashmir’s local election could usher in a new political era
- Five years after India stripped it of statehood, Kashmir prepares for elections
- Young, educated, and jobless: Is India’s unemployment crisis ‘waiting to explode’?
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