Adnan Farooq

Adnan Farooq has worked with daily The Nation, Lahore and  daily Jang, Lahore. He has also volunteered for Milieudefensie, Amsterdam. Friends of the earth, Europe, on environmental issues. He has been working with ON FILE, an Amsterdam-based publication run by journalists from all around the world. He studied Conflict Resolution at University of Amsterdam. He is the editor.

Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley is an Australian who became a socialist in 1985, and hasn't seen any good reason to change his mind.                 .

Aleen Baloch

Aleen Baloch is a student of Economics, particularly interested in the issues related to gender, the role of international financial institutions and labor mobility. A devout feminist at heart; with courage for rebellion, she has been active in mobilizing students for restoration of deposed Judiciary in 2008-2009 and revival of student unions. She has been working for Viewpoint, unofficially up until now.

Faheem Yousuf

Faheem Yousuf is a Computer Science professional. He has Bachelors degree in Computer Science from National University - FAST, Pakistan. Currently, he is doing Masters in Software Engineering and Management from Linkoping University, Sweden. He is the web editor for viewpointonline.

Farooq Sulehria

Farooq Sulehria is working with Stockholm-based Weekly Internationalen (http://www.internationalen.se). Before joining Internationalen, he worked for one year,2006-07 at daily The News, Rawalpindi. Also, in Pakistan, he has worked with Lahore-based dailies, The Nation, The Frontier Post and Pakistan. He has MA in Mass Communication from Punjab University, Lahore. He also contributes for Znet and various left publications in Europe and Australia.

John Reimann

John Reimann is a retired carpenter and an expelled member of the Carpenters' Union in the United States. (He was expelled for leading rank and file struggles against the union bureaucracy.) He is a long-time socialist, who organized for a number of years in Mexico. He is presently a member of the Industrial Workers of the World.

Linn Hjort

Born in Sweden, Linn Hjort has lived in South Africa for many years where she studied and worked. She has a Master in Political Studies from University of Cape Town and is currently completing a degree in Media and Communication at Stockholm University. After many years as a freelance journalist and researcher in South Africa, she returned to Sweden to work as chief editor of Stockholm-based weekly, Internationalen before resuming studying and freelancing for various left-wing newspapers. She has a keen interest in feminist issues, racism and class struggles. She writes a lot on issues concerning the African continent.

Dr. Qaisar Abbas

Dr. Qaisar Abbas, a U.S. based free lance journalist, grant writing consultant and a published Urdu poet, frequently writes on media, literature and society. With a Master's degree in Journalism from Punjab University, Lahore, he worked as Public Relations Officer for the provincial government of Punjab. Later he joined Pakistan Television as News Producer before moving to the United States where he did Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison in Mass Communication. After working on administrative and teaching positions at several universities in the U.S., he is currently working as Assistant Dean at the University of North Texas. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Riaz ul Hassan

Riaz ul Hassan has been actively involved in Social Media studies since 2006. He has held diverse editorial positions in different literary magazines including Ravi and Patras. Currently studying in Sweden and plans to pursue his PhD in the field of Social Media. Riaz graduated from Government College Lahore and has worked at the same institute for about one year as lecturer. He has keen interest and involvement in arts, theater and Social Media studies.

Roger Silverman

A seasoned British activist, Roger Silverman has a keen interest in South Asia. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it                                             .

Sahar Saba

Sahar Saba is an Afghan women rights' activist. For many years, she was spokesperson of Revolutionary Afghan Women Association (RAWA). Also, she has worked with RAWA for many years in refugee camps in Pakistan and in Afghanistan in different capacities. She has traveled to many countries in the past several years to speak on behalf of Afghan women. She was born in Kabul. Her family migrated to Pakistan where Sahar Saba became active with RAWA. She has a law degree from London University and writes on issues facing Afghan women.

Shafiq Ahmad

Shafiq Ahmad has been working in electronic as well as print media for the last 16 years. Currently, he is associated with Times Now TV channel as a special correspondent based in Islamabad. He has also served Geo English as correspondent at its Peshawar. He has recently produced a documentary on Pashto music and films, which is under threat from Taliban. Shafiq has also worked as freelance producer with several international TV channels, particularly RTL of Germany and Channel 4 of UK. Besides, Shafiq worked for monthly Herald and daily Dawn. Besides, he has contributed several feature stories to Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Geographical Magazine of London, Cutting Edge magazine of Lahore and The News on Sunday.

Sholeh Irani

Sholeh Irani is Chief Editor of Iranian Women's magazine Avaye Zan, published since 1991. She also free-lances and is engaged in feminist struggles.