Tauseef Ahmad

India, Jammu, Western Visayas

Freelance Journalist. Words @Thecitizen_in @Article14live @101reporters @TCNLive @womensmediacntr @GaonConnectionE @MongabayIndia @AJEnglish @TRTWorld

Articles

‘It is like living in a nightmare that never ends’: Lost near the LoC

3 weeks ago | themigrationstory.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

The recent conflict between India and Pakistan has left migrants in Kashmir’s border areas jobless, stranded and afraid for their futureTauseef AhmadSajid RainaMigrant workers take a break at a construction site in Nusoo village in Bandipora district on May 2, 2025. They came to work here after the roads to the Gurez Valley were closed in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
In Kashmir’s Border Villages, Women Bear the Brunt of a Ceasefire in Tatters — More to Her Story

3 weeks ago | moretoherstory.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

Baramulla, Kashmir — As the sun sets behind the Pir Panjal mountains, the shadow of war looms over Kashmir’s border villages. In Mohura, a small hamlet near the Line of Control in Uri, a border town roughly 150 kilometres from the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the shrill cries of a young girl pierce the silence of a relief camp. Her mother, 40-year-old Nargis Begum, was killed two days ago when stray bullets struck their vehicle as the family tried to flee the village.
In Kashmir, no TV drama means no livelihoods for artists

3 weeks ago | idronline.org | Sajid Raina |Tauseef Ahmad |Tanupriya Singh

For decades, Kashmiri artists lit up television screens and local stages with their humour, storytelling, and music. Much of this cultural vibrancy stemmed from DD Kashir, a regional branch of the national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD), launched in the year 2000. The channel provided a rare and crucial platform for local talent to perform, earn a livelihood, and reach wider audiences.
‘They Shelled Our Dreams, Not Just Our Homes’: Kashmir’s Border Residents Recount Horror Unleashed Following ‘Operation Sindoor’

3 weeks ago | twocircles.net | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina/ TwoCircles.netUri (Baramulla): “War should never be rejoiced. When the shells hit, they don’t ask your identity,” said Farooq Ahmad, a resident of Kamalkote village, speaking to Twocircles.net as he recounted the chaos that swept Uri in the early hours of May 10, following a sleepless night of intense cross-border shelling. “All night we were praying that this bombardment would stop and the first ray of light would leave.
The silencing of America's voice leaves journalists abandoned

1 month ago | news-decoder.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

Reporters in South Asia have risked their lives to report stories for Voice of America. Now, these journalists are left exposed and their stories left untold. The sign on the Voice of America building in Washington 15 June 2020.
TRT Global - From ‘Sharbat Jihad’ to yoga: India’s Baba Ramdev faces backlash over communal rhetoric

1 month ago | trt.global | Sajid Raina |Tauseef Ahmad

Haryana, India – India’s most recognisable yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, has sparked controversy–this time by coining the phrase “Sharbat Jihad” in a video that critics say weaponises religious identity to promote his business empire, Patanjali Ayurved. The earlier this month on the official Facebook page of Patanjali Products. In it Ramdev urges Hindus to boycott a competing beverage, implicitly referencing the popular syrup Rooh Afza, produced by Hamdard, the Ghaziabad based food company.
When the government tells you that you cannot pray

1 month ago | news-decoder.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

Restrictions on Muslim festivals in India have turned public prayer into an illegal act. People clash with police during the EID festival in Meerut, India. Photo courtesy of Tauseef Ahmad.
Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina

1 month ago | news-decoder.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

by Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina | 17 Apr 2025 | Human Rights, India, Islam, Religion Restrictions on Muslim festivals in India have turned public prayer into an illegal act. People clash with police during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival in Meerut, India. (Photo courtesy of Tauseef Ahmad) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
Afghan Women Fight Taliban's Education Ban, Refuse Silence

2 months ago | thepolisproject.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina

By and In August 2021, the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan marked the beginning of a dark chapter for the country’s women and girls.
Peter Lang Verlag - Perspectives on Interpreting Islam in the Contemporary Indo-Pak Subcontinent

2 months ago | peterlang.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Tauseef Ahmad Parray

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