Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din's family emigrated from Kashmir in the mid
1970s. In 2003 he self produced a photo human rights documentary in
the embattled region of Kashmir, interviewing victims of human rights
abuses and Kashmiri political leaders. In 2006 he carried out
humanitarian work in the townships of South Africa. He now works for
Human Rights First in the Crimes Against Humanity Program conducting
international human rights advocacy. Mohsin has recently received a
Fulbright Scholar Award from the State Department. As a Fulbrighter,
he will conduct his own project and research in Morocco from
2009-2010. Since 2001 Mohsin has been the drummer for the Kashmiri
indie rock band Zerobridge, fronted by his brother Mubashir Mohi-Ud-Din. Their music is available on iTunes.

Blog Entries by Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

Indifference to the Dead and Dying

24 Comments | Posted December 28, 2008 | 06:00 PM (EST)


Earlier this week, Hamas indiscriminately launched a series of rocket attacks into Israel, tragically killing an Israeli. (Another second Israeli was killed in rocket fire on Monday.) On Saturday, the Israeli air force dropped over a 100 tons of bombs onto Gaza Strip in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, OPT, often...

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The Mumbai Attacks: Implications for Kashmir

42 Comments | Posted November 29, 2008 | 02:26 PM (EST)


I recall being in Kashmir during the winter of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant's attack on the Indian parliament in 2001. Fighter jets ripped through the crisp sky towards the Line of Control, LoC, separating Indian and Pakistan. Soldiers on the streets gripped their guns, eyes red with fear. Kashmiris waited, helplessly....

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Kashmiris Vote For Survival

Posted November 18, 2008 | 05:54 PM (EST)


Despite Kashmiri separatists' calls for a boycott of the Indian run state elections in Jammu and Kashmir this month, preliminary data from the first stage of the seven stage election process shows Kashmiris in many districts have come out to vote in high numbers. The Election Commission said 64 %...

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Open Trade Within Closed Civil Society?

1 Comments | Posted October 30, 2008 | 02:20 PM (EST)


Recently India and Pakistan formally reopened a trade route previously closed for over 60 years in the disputed territory of Kashmir. The media has been awash with public statements by officials in the region rightly noting the potential benefits of reopening the trade route now linking the two rival nuclear...

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