Shireen Dalvi

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Shireen Dalvi, also credited as Shirin Dalvi, is an Indian journalist and is the Editor of the Mumbai edition of Urdu language newspaper Avadhnama . She is the only women Editor of an Urdu language newspaper. [1] She was arrested for reprinting the cartoons published by Charlie Hebdo following complaints and threats of protests from Rashtriya Ulema Council and was later released on bail. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. "No one took my side of the story: Shireen Dalvi". Jyoti Punwani. The Times of India. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. "Mumbai: Editor arrested for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon". Hindustan Times. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. "Arrest over Charlie cartoon". BBC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. "Editor in Mumbai arrested for reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoon". Manoj Badgeri. The Times of India. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. "Forced into a burqa, separated from kids: Mumbai Urdu editor pays for Charlie Hebdo cartoons". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.