- Mohammad Shehzad
Mohammad Shehzad ( _ur. محمد شهزاد), (born
July 24 ,1969 ) is anIslamabad ,Pakistan based freelancejournalist and poet.According to the Sikhspectrum [http://www.sikhspectrum.com/authors.asp] , he writes for some Pakistani and foreign publications:"The News", "Dawn", "The Friday Times", "Daily Times", "South Asia Tribune" (
Washington, D.C. ), Rediff.com (India ), "The Hoot" (India), "Bangladesh Observer".His work has also been published by "Outlook" and "Frontline" (both
India n magazines).Shehzad has written on a range of socio-political, environment and development issues. He has published a number of analytical articles, reports and interviews on
jihad ,fundamentalism ,blasphemy andadultery laws, peace,human rights and several gender and child related issues. He has interviewed renowned figures such asArundhati Roy ,N Ram , Dr Abdullah Abdullah,Ahmad Rashid , DrParvez Hoodbhoy , DrAyesha Jalal ,Ayaz Amir , John Cushnahan, Ahmed Salim, Shaheen Sehbai, Naheed Siddiqui, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Pundit Jasraj, Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, and Ustad Shafaat Ahmad Khan. He has published reviews on the performance of PanditRavi Shankar , Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Alla Rakha, and Ustad Sultan Khan.A graduate in
Journalism andSociology , he has published 150 poems in English. Some of them have been published by [http://www.poetry.com www.poetry.com]
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