Khwaja Ovais aka Mehdi Khawaja

Bio:

Khwaja Ovais (Mehdi Khawaja) is a writer from Kashmir.

WMC Women Under Siege

July 10, 2020 | Khwaja Ovais aka Mehdi Khawaja | Free Speech, International

When a photojournalist becomes a terrorist: An interview with Masrat Zahra

Women Under Siege speaks with Masrat Zahra, a Kashmiri photojournalist and recent awardee of IWMF's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, over the phone about her terrorism charge and the work she sees for herself ahead.

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