Zahra Salah Uddin

1 month ago | aurora.dawn.com | Zahra Salah Uddin

It was the summer of 2014 when the Lahore-based band Bayaan decided to go on stage and play well-known cover songs in the hope that this would draw attention to the one song of theirs they had released. These young 20-somethings had serious decisions to make. Were they going to do covers for EP (Entity Paradigm) or Call? Or was it time to carve out an identity of their own? In those days, being able to go on stage and pretend they knew exactly what they were doing was a big deal.

Nov 7, 2024 | untoldmag.org | Zahra Salah Uddin

“Punk music was always meant to shock people,” says Hassan, famously known as Dozakhi (which means abominable and hellish in Urdu) among his peers and fans in the local punk scenes in both Pakistan and Germany. “I always believed in using that in a progressive way to advance good ideas,” he adds. Dozakhi is the frontman of a Berlin-based hardcore punk band called Zanjeer.

Oct 18, 2023 | unbiasthenews.org | Zahra Salah Uddin

When I met Ustad Noor Bakhsh with his bandmate Doshambay and manager Daniyal Ahmed in Berlin this June, the three were in deep thought admiring a sculpture on the ground. This was a day before kicking off Ustad’s European tour in Prague. In true European fashion, we sat at a table in Berlin outside a cafe to talk about their journey from Pakistan to Europe.

Jul 6, 2023 | unbiasthenews.org | Zahra Salah Uddin

Written by Zahra Salah Uddin Edited by Áine Kelly-Costello Illustration by Unbias the News via midjourney In March this year, Áine Kelly-Costello offered a training session for Unbias the News on linking the climate beat and disability. Áine is a multiply-disabled storyteller and disability advocate. Their climate justice work has included fossil fuel divestment activism, upskilling organisations on accessible and inclusive campaigning, and reporting and podcasting on disability and climate...

Jun 11, 2023 | blog.hostwriter.org | Zahra Salah Uddin

By Zahra Salah UddinRecent months have shown us that while our media industry struggles worldwide, it’s now more important than ever for journalists to have a platform where we can feel a sense of community and be part of a cause together. World over, journalists struggle with censorship, lack of labor rights, and threats to their lives all while political polarization slowly hollows out the true meaning of journalism as audience trust dwindles.