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Shaheen Buneri is a journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague.

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[5 Sep 2011 | One Comment | Shaheen Buneri]
What is the Government’s Plan for Rebuilding Swat?

Given the military’s support of jihadi groups, local communities in Swat ask, “From where should the de-radicalisation process be initiated?”

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[5 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | Shaheen Buneri]
Reviving Swat, Stitch by Stitch

Saidu Sharif played a vital role in the spiritual growth and socio-political awakening of the people of the Himalayan region. But that seems like a long time ago.

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[15 Jan 2010 | One Comment | Shaheen Buneri]
Get Up, Stand Up

A group of Pakhtun citizens has come together for peace to give voice to the plight of citizens caught between the security forces and the Taliban.

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[14 Dec 2009 | One Comment | Shaheen Buneri]
The Journalists’ Burden

The war in Pakistan’s tribal areas and the NWFP has left journalists with serious mental and emotional challenges.

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[4 Feb 2009 | Comments Off | Shaheen Buneri]
Art Over Militancy

Today, when the rest of the Swat valley is being torn asunder by the raging conflict between Pakistani security forces and Maulana Fazlullah’s band of militants, residents of Islampur, a small village located at a distance of 8km from main Mingora Town, are determined to prove that art and creativity cannot be subjugated by the forces of obscurantism.

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[4 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | Shaheen Buneri]
Sounds of Silence

Infiltration of religious extremism has caused a clamp down on the freedom of artistic expression in the NWFP.

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[9 Sep 2008 | Comments Off | Shaheen Buneri]
Obliterating a Rich Past

Buddhist statues, monasteries and rock carvings in the Swat valley are under threat from the Taliban, who see them as the remnants of an infidel civilisation.