Baba Umar

Online Journalist

Chevening SAJP (South Asia Journalism Programme) fellow and award-winning south Asian journalist. Currently with TRT World, Istanbul. Previous stints at – Times of Oman, Al Jazeera (Online Producer), BBC India (Monitoring Desk), Tehelka, CNSNews.com, Rising Kashmir, and The Indian Express. 

Written extensively on Kashmir conflict, India’s water conflicts, minorities-related issues, capitalist land grab and Oman’s local affairs. Recipient of 2011 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC – Geneva) and the Press Institute of India (PII) Humanitarian Reporting Award. @Babaumarr