Shaheen Buneri

Shaheen Buneri is a journalist hailing from Buner District in northwestern Pakistan, who served as a staff reporter for the English national daily, the Statesman Peshawar. Additionally, he worked as an editor and documentary producer for Asian Vision Television (AVT) and served as a journalist for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Mashaal Radio in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2011, he was honored with a Persephone Miel Fellowship from the Pulitzer Center.[1][2]

Shaheen Buneri
Born
Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationJournalist
Years active2001-present
Known forWork as a staff reporter with English national daily the Statesman Peshawar, as an editor and documentary producer for Asian Vision Television (AVT), and as a journalist for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Mashaal Radio in Prague, Czech Republic.

Buneri was born in Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He studied English literature and political science at the University of Peshawar in 2000. Buneri's journalistic journey began in 2001 as a staff reporter for the Statesman Peshawar. Later, he joined Asian Vision Television (AVT) in 2004 as an editor and documentary producer. In 2006, he became the first journalist to cover the Taliban's actions in the Swat Valley. Shaheen also worked with the BBC World Service. As a media and communication consultant, he collaborated with organizations like UNICEF, Action Aid Pakistan, and International Media Corps (IMC).[1]

Currently, Shaheen serves as a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Radio Mashaal in Prague.[3]

Literary works
  • Buneri, Shaheen (2011-09-23). "Dancing Girls of the Swat Valley". World Policy Journal. World Policy Institute. 28 (3): 73–81. doi:10.1177/0740277511425358. OCLC 794970850. S2CID 153731453.
  • Būnerī, Shāhīn (2016). Dewāl sarah khabare دېوال سره خبرې [Talk to the wall]. Senṭar fār Pīs ainḍ Kulchral Sṭaḍīz, Peṣhawar. OCLC 988171982.
  • Būneray, Shāhīn; ʻAbid, Bāz Muḥammad (2017). Mashālūnah : da solah yīze mubārize lārawiyān : da Mashāl Rāḍiyū lah khparawano ṡakhah. Mashāl Rāḍiyū, Peṣhawar. OCLC 1025358281.

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Shaheen Buneri | Pulitzer Center".
  2. "Shaheen Buneri - Boston Review".
  3. "Shaheen Buneri - Author Bio - Gandhara". Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty RFE/RL.
  4. "Translation of world classic 'Siddhartha' enriches Pashto literature". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. Shinwari, Sher Alam (June 28, 2021). "Writers urged to translate world classics into Pashto". DAWN.COM.
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