@Rushda_Khan_ assistant editor and my colleague at The Cognate have been featured among 100 inspiring Muslim women in Karnataka in a publication, along with 5 other senior media professionals from Reuters, India Today, TV9 and Times. Join me in congratulating her.

Rushda was one of the first journalists to report on the Hilab ban in schools in Karnataka and brought global spotlight to the issue by her reporting for The Cognate Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/18…

Congratulations @Rushda_Khan_ !

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/…

“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 The Observer Post theobserverpost.com/an-upper-caste…

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…

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 New Arab newarab.com/analysis/musli…

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

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

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 The Contrapuntal thecontrapuntal.com/indias-muslim-…

I speak to journalists Raqib Hameed Naik, Meer Faisal, Waquar Hasan & others on the govt's suspension of X accounts documenting hate crimes HindutvaWatch India Hate Lab Indian American Muslim Council and its impact on journalism. For Al Jazeera Journalism Review 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…

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…

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. World Politics Review 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…

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…

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…