Written by
Imam Shamil

Imam Shamil (Shamil Shams) works for radio Deutsche Welle's Urdu and Asian English services in Bonn, Germany. He has done MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) in Media and Communications (2010), and an MA in English Literature from Karachi University (2000). He has worked for Pakistan's leading English newspaper The News, and has contributed articles for Dawn, Newsline and other Pakistani magazines and newspapers. Originally from Karachi, Shamil has worked with various non-government development organisations in Islamabad including the policy research think-tank, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).