Naveed Ahmad
Investigative journalist and founder of Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges

Contact: +92 321 5211117; +92 333 5211117 Twitter: @naveed360 Naveed Ahmad is an investigative journalist and academic. Besides stringing for The Guardian, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and ISN (Switzerland), he is a columnist for Pakistan’s largest selling daily The News newspaper and Turkish-language daily Zaman and Today’s Zaman. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic [...]
Investigative journalist and founder of Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Migration and Integration, Politics and Governance, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Journalist/Commentator
City: Islamabad, Istanbul, Kabul
Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey
Continent: Asia
Samina Ahmed
South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group

Dr. Samina Ahmed is South Asia Project Director for International Crisis Group. She is a specialist on South Asian affairs, particularly the insurgencies in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She oversees Crisis Group’s work in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal. Together with a network of analysts throughout the region, she prepares reports on the political, social, economic and military factors that increase the risks of extremism, internal conflict and war, and she makes policy recommendations to overcome these threats.
South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group
Area of Expertise: Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
Languages: English, Urdu
Field of Work: Non-Governmental, Think tank/Research center
City: Islamabad
Country: Pakistan
Continent: Asia
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