Raqib Hameed Naik

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Raqib Hameed Naik
Born1995
Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma mater Jamia Millia Islamia
OccupationJournalist
Organisation Hindutva Watch [1]
AwardsAminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence - 2021. [2]
Website raqibnaik.com

Raqib Hameed Naik (born 1995) is a Kashmiri journalist. [10] In 2020, he relocated to the United States. He is the founder of Hindutva Watch, a research project that documents hate crimes and hate speeches against religious minorities in India. [3]

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Naik is the Pulitzer Center grantee. [11] He has been featured and quoted in various news outlets, including The Washington Post, [12] The Wall Street Journal, [13] The Guardian, [14] The Intercept, [15] American Kahani, [16] BBC, [17] Daily Express UK, [18] Tech Crunch, [19] and others.

Early life and education

Raqib was born to Kashmiri parents in Jammu and Kashmir. He did his early schooling Sri Ranbir Higher Secondary School Jammu. He moved to Srinagar to complete his under graduation from Amar Singh College. He then attended Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and University of Bolton, [20] UK for Masters in Public Administration and International Multimedia Journalism, respectively. [21]

Career

Raqib started his career as a staff reporter with Twocircles.net, [22] where he stayed until 2017. In his early career, he was based in Kashmir. Later he reported from different Indian states. He was guest editor at Beyond Headlines. [23] In 2018, he joined The Globe Post as its Indian correspondent. [24]

Awards

Raqib won the Aminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence in 2021 [2] and has been shortlisted for the Thomson Foundation Award. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ Purohit, Kunal (12 August 2023). "India's Hindu-Muslim hate crimes are being tracked, by self-exiles Modi supporters wants silenced". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Doda-born journalist receives Aminah Assilmi Media Excellence Award in the United States". The Chenab Times. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Tracking rising religious hatred in India, from half a world away". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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  5. ↑ Naik, Raqib Hameed (25 January 2018). "Journalists in Kashmir Are Oppressed by Security Forces and Government". The Globe Post. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dragged by her hair, beaten by batons, shot by pellets: How a Kashmiri girl lost her dream of becoming a doctor". TwoCircles.net. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Naik, Raqib Hameed (15 January 2018). "Indian Muslims Protest Against 'War Criminal' Netanyahu's Visit". The Globe Post. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Maqbool, Majid. "India's far-right turns hostile toward Rohingya refugees". India's far-right turns hostile toward Rohingya refugees. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Udupa, Deeksha; Naik, Raqib Hameed (6 April 2023). "The Hindu Nationalist Campaign to Promote Yoga". ISSN   0027-8378 . Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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