Rushda Fathima Khan

The Congress Party’s promises to stand for Muslims continue to ring hollow as anti-Muslim violence surges even in states it governs. My latest piece analyzes how the party’s inaction echoes BJP’s majoritarian politics. For @WPReview worldpoliticsreview.com/india-congress…

What does journalism look like when it can no longer exist inside the place it covers? In “The Challenge of Reporting in Chechnya,” @Rushda_Khan_ examines how independent journalism has effectively been pushed out of Chechnya, forcing reporters to operate from outside the region. The article outlines how restrictions, intimidation, and lack of access have severed direct reporting, leaving coverage dependent on distance, intermediaries, and limited verification. It shows how this displacement reshapes both what can be reported and how, raising deeper concerns about information gaps, narrative control, and the erosion of on-the-ground journalism in tightly controlled conflict zones. 🔗 Link to the full article : institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article… #Rushda_Khan #PressFreedom #MediaRepression #WarReporting #JournalismEthics #Censorship #ChechnyaMedia #ConflictReporting

The withholding of @maktoobmedia’s X account is part of a growing pattern targeting independent platforms, especially those led by journalists from marginalised communities. I wrote about this tactic for @AJR_English. The space for journalism is shrinking. institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article…

I stand with @maktoobmedia, a platform doing essential journalism with rigour and integrity. Withholding their X account in India is not just censorship, it’s an attack on independent journalism. This should concern us all.

Though framed as a defender of secularism, the opposition Indian National Congress has often been guilty of fostering the conditions in which anti-Muslim sentiment could flourish, @Rushda_Khan_ writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/india-congress…

In India, the Congress party’s inaction in the face of anti-Muslim violence as well as its own sidelining of Muslim candidates have left many questioning its commitment to safeguarding minorities, especially India’s 200 million Muslims. worldpoliticsreview.com/india-congress…

Despite its professed secularism, India’s opposition Congress party is failing to protect Muslims from Hindu nationalist violence, @Rushda_Khan_ writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/india-congress…

The Congress Party’s promises to stand for Muslims continue to ring hollow as anti-Muslim violence surges even in states it governs. @Rushda_Khan_ latest piece analyses how the party’s inaction echoes BJP’s majoritarian politics. @WPReview worldpoliticsreview.com/india-congress…

Press freedom is in jeopardy, and journalists who report on Muslim-related stories face significant surveillance. Journalism should not be treated as a crime, by @Rushda_Khan_ institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article…

In this interview with Al Jazeera, I told @Rushda_Khan_ that it has become increasingly difficult for journalists to do their jobs due to the limited availability of reliable online resources and the constant pressure of censorship. institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article…

I speak to journalists @raqib_naik, @meerfaisal001, @WaqarHasan1231 & others on the govt's suspension of X accounts documenting hate crimes @HindutvaWatchIn @indiahatelab @IAMCouncil and its impact on journalism. For @AJR_English institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article…

In the days leading up to the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, Hindu extremists perpetrated several anti-Muslim hate crimes across India, casting a shadow over festivities. My report with @Rushda_Khan_ for @TheContrapuntal thecontrapuntal.com/indias-muslim-…

With PM Modi's return to power, renewed violence against Muslims in #India by Hindutva groups signals that they continue to receive state patronage. @meerfaisal001 & @Rushda_Khan_ ✍️ thecontrapuntal.com/indias-muslim-…

Seven days after Narendra Modi took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014, a mob of Hindu right wing waylaid a Muslim techie in the city of Pune in Maharashtra and thrashed him mercilessly for hours. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Hindu mob's lynching of Mohsin Shaikh. From @MaktoobMedia archives @Rushda_Khan_ ’s 2021 story: maktoobmedia.com/india/none-of-…

With Modi hoping to ride a wave of Hindu nationalism to victory in upcoming elections, India's Muslims fear for their place in society, writes @Rushda_Khan_ in @The_NewArab newarab.com/analysis/musli…

In-depth: With Modi hoping to ride a wave of Hindu nationalism to victory in upcoming elections, India's Muslims worry about their place in society In Modi's Hindu supremacist India, Muslims fear for the future ⬇️ ✍️ @Rushda_Khan_ newarab.com/analysis/musli…

“I will not leave Islam even if I am killed. At least I will die in faith.” said Abdul Qadir An Upper Caste Hindu Man’s Journey To Islam: Family Torture, Muslim Hostility, and Police Harassment My report with @Rushda_Khan_ for @TheObserverPost theobserverpost.com/an-upper-caste…

As many celebrate & praise Tabassum Shaikh, who topped Karnataka PU exams & said she found it “very unfair” to have to give up hijab to give exams, several other hijabi students— who didn’t give up hijab —say people have turned a “blind eye” to their woes! thequint.com/news/politics/…

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