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Raqib Hameed Naik

Raqib Hameed Naik (born 1995) is a Kashmiri journalist.[10] In 2020, he relocated to the United States. He is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C.[11] He also founded Hindutva Watch, a research project that documents hate crimes and hate speeches against religious minorities in India, and India Hate Lab, which studies hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories targeting religious minorities.[12]

Raqib Hameed Naik
Born
Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationJournalist
OrganisationHindutva Watch[1]
AwardsAminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence - 2021.[2]
Websiteraqibnaik.com

Naik is the Pulitzer Center grantee.[13] He has been featured and quoted in various news outlets, including The Washington Post,[14] The Wall Street Journal,[15] The Guardian,[16] The Intercept,[17] American Kahani,[18] BBC,[19] Daily Express UK,[20] Tech Crunch,[21] Forbes,[22] Voice of America,[23] Vox,[24] Wired,[25] PBS,[26] NPR,[27] LA Times,[28][29] Al Jazeera,[30] Reuters,[31] Rolling Stone[32] and The Chenab Times.[2]

Early life and education

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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,[33] UK for Masters in Public Administration and International Multimedia Journalism, respectively.[34]

Career

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Raqib started his career as a staff reporter with Twocircles.net,[35] 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.[36] In 2018, he joined The Globe Post as its Indian correspondent.[37]

X Censorship Case

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In January 2024, the Indian government geo-blocked the X (formerly Twitter) handle of Hindutva Watch, followed by the blocking of its website along with India Hate Lab. The government issued blocking notices under Section 69A of the controversial Information Technology Act.[38]

In April 2024, Naik petitioned the Delhi High Court to challenge the illegal, arbitrary, and disproportionate blocking of Hindutva Watch’s X account and both websites. The petition named the Union of India and X Corp, the company owned by Elon Musk that manages X.[39]

In September 2024, X Corp, for the first time in India, filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court in support of Naik, calling the Indian government’s blocking order a “disproportionate and unreasonable restriction.”[40]

Awards

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Raqib won the Aminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence in 2021[2] and has been shortlisted for the Thomson Foundation Award.[41]

References

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  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. ^ a b c "Doda-born journalist receives Aminah Assilmi Media Excellence Award in the United States". The Chenab Times. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Tracking rising religious hatred in India, from half a world away". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ Naik, Raqib. "Caravan". Caravan Magazine.
  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.
  10. ^ [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
  11. ^ "Far-right Hindus use Bangladesh as pretence to target India's weary Muslims". TRT World. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Raqib Hameed Naik on Oslo Freedom Forum". Oslo Freedom Forum. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Raqib Hameed Naik on Pulitzer Center". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Tracking rising religious hatred in India, from half a world away". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  15. ^ Purnell, Newley (8 February 2023). "WSJ News Exclusive | Guns Offered for Sale in Facebook Groups Devoted to Religious Extremists in India". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  16. ^ Sharma, Yashraj (5 April 2023). "Twitter accused of censorship in India as it blocks Modi critics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  17. ^ Hussain, Murtaza; Grim, Ryan (24 January 2023). "Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi". The Intercept. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  18. ^ Kulkarni, Bhargavi (22 January 2023). "A Rebel in the Crosshairs: Founder of Hindutva Watch Says He's Forced to Live in the Shadows in the United States". American Kahani. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  19. ^ "ভারতে হিন্দুত্ববাদী বজরং দলের সমর্থক ফেসবুক পেজে পিস্তল বিক্রির অভিযোগ". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  20. ^ Watling, Tom (21 February 2023). "India's raids on BBC branded a 'blatant attack on press freedoms'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. ^ Mehta, Ivan (14 February 2023). "Twitter's restrictive API may leave researchers out in the cold". TechCrunch. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  22. ^ Shah, Naomi (11 June 2024). "Oslo Freedom Forum: Why Bitcoin Matters More Than Its Price". Forbes. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  23. ^ "US Watchdog Documents Hundreds of India Election Rallies Targeting Muslims". Voice of America. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  24. ^ Shah, Zoya (17 May 2024). "Inside India's Secret Campaign to Threaten and Harass Americans". Vox. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  25. ^ Shah, Priya (2 March 2024). "India's OpIndia Promoted Religious Hatred While Profiting From Google Ads". Wired. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Why Elections in India, the World's Largest Democracy, Are Crucial to Watch". PBS. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Hindu Nationalist Music Could Be Destructive Ahead of Indian Elections, Critics Warn". NPR. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  28. ^ "India Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes, Speech Rising". LA Times. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  29. ^ "3 Minutes with Raqib Hameed Naik". Rest of World. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  30. ^ "Hate Crime Tracker Hindutva Watch Blocked in India Ahead of National Vote". Al Jazeera. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Biden Says He Will Talk Human Rights, Rule of Law with Modi". Reuters. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Twitter, Elon Musk, and the BBC Doc Critical of Modi". Rolling Stone. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  33. ^ "Journalist from Doda selected by Bolton University UK". Kashmiri Observer.
  34. ^ "Featured Student Projects | International Multimedia Journalism".
  35. ^ "The worrying silence of Greater Kashmir and the Editors' body on the arrest of a Kashmiri photojournalist". TwoCircles.net. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  36. ^ "Contributors". BeyondHeadlines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  37. ^ "Our Team". The Globe Post. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  38. ^ "Hate crime tracker Hindutva Watch blocked in India ahead of national vote". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  39. ^ "Plea in Delhi High Court challenges blocking of Hindutva Watch, India Hate Lab websites in India". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  40. ^ "In HC, X slams govt order blocking Hindutva Watch; IT Act doesn't permit curbs on future content". The Print. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  41. ^ "All fired up: The journalists addressing the climate emergency". Thomson Foundation. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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