Sonya Fatah

GlobalPost

Sonya Fatah covers religion and Indo-Pak affairs for GlobalPost from New Delhi. Since 2005, Fatah has been covering India, Pakistan and at times, Afghanistan, for Canada’s two most widely read national dailies, the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. Her writing has spanned a wide range of topics, including the Pakistan earthquake and its aftermath, Indian businesses’ aggressive buying streak, kidney transplant predator scams across India, the success of unregulated stem cell treatments in India, the rise of the Taliban in Pakistan, the disabled as outcasts in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s first cross-dressing TV host. Her stories have also appeared in Fortune Magazine, the Walrus, Columbia Journalism Review and other publications.

Previously, Fatah worked as a reporter in South Africa for a national newspaper, Business Day, and in Pakistan for the English daily, The News. She obtained Master's degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Fatah has a Bachelors degree from Oberlin College where she studied English Literature and Russian. She has also lived and worked in Russia and China.


The World

Christians of India under attack

Agence France-Presse

The spate of violence against a religious minority tears at the secular fabric of India

The World

The Mormons in India

Agence France-Presse
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Indo-Pak Watch: Mr Singh’s problems

Politics
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Bombs, fear and “Mamma Mia!”

Agence France-Presse

How can they resist it?

Agence France-Presse
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How an accused secret agent has tied up India-Pakistan-US relations

Agence France-Presse

Since David Coleman Headley was taken into custody, suspicion in India about Pakistan and the US has grown.

The World

Can Bollywood heal the India-Pakistan relationship?

Politics

A new media campaign in India and Pakistan aims to change history.

The World

Goa rape case threatens India-Russian relations

Politics

A brutal attack on a 9-year-old girl resonates far beyond the beaches of Goa.

The World

Opinion: High stakes for the trio of tension — US, India, Pakistan

Politics

Another installment of peace talks, but the real deal must be exclusive of the US.

The World

Toto, we’re not in Lahore any more

Agence France-Presse

A new book paints a vibrant, sensual picture of an altogether different Pakistan.