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Murtaza Shibli

A Kashmiri writer and poet based in London. I was a journalist and later security and political analyst for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Now I am settled in the UK and write about Kashmir, and Muslim affairs.


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Articles by Murtaza Shibli

A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey

Murtaza Shibli Jul 9, 2008 interacts: 220 Views: 9682

It (Indian Muslim) happens to be my identity. And this book is about the identity question in large measure - my identity, the Pakistani identities.

Solving Amarnath: A New Hope in Kashmir

Murtaza Shibli Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 79 Views: 4076

It demonstrates to the Kashmiris that by resorting to non-violent action, there is a room for manoeuvre and things can be changed through peaceful means.

A Last Poem for London

Murtaza Shibli May 27, 2006 interacts: 2 Views: 1942

Unspoken terrors beset us on every side
The shadows of dead souls pass through us
And our hearts are cracked, if not broken

Finding Kashmir's Pain in London

Murtaza Shibli Apr 7, 2006 interacts: 235 Views: 17087

If I had brought my unhappiness to London, this is scarcely surprising: my life had been punctuated by bomb blasts, cries of loss by mothers who had lost their sons, of children whose fathers had been tortured to death. Everything was unpredictable and un


Murtaza  Shibli

Murtaza Shibli

  • Articles on Chowk: 4
  • First article: Apr 7, 2006
  • Latest article: Jul 7, 2008
  • Times read on Chowk: 32787

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