Taran N Khan
Taran N Khan is a journalist based in Mumbai. She reported this series as part of the Robert Bosch Stiftung India-Germany Media Ambassador fellowship. Her first book, a non-fiction account of Kabul, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in India and the UK in 2019. www.porterfolio.net/taran
The making of a refugee
A longform series on Afghans in Germany.
May 08, 2019
Bella Ciao, Namaye Muhajir
The Making of a Refugee: Parts 7 and 8 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Apr 11, 2019
“Imagine there’s no countries”
The Making of a Refugee: Part 6 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Apr 05, 2019
“The boat is full”
The Making of a Refugee: Part 5 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Apr 03, 2019
“Madam Merkel, can you hear me?”
The Making of a Refugee: Part 4 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Mar 30, 2019
A woman is her own country
The Making of a Refugee: Part 3 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Mar 27, 2019
Harbour behind harbour
The Making of a Refugee: Part 2 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Mar 22, 2019
A map of arriving
The Making of a Refugee: Part 1 – A series on Afghans in Germany
Mar 21, 2019
Out of the ordinary
COLUMN: Gurvinder Singh’s Chauthi Koot uses cinema to portray Punjab as it’s rarely seen.
Aug 17, 2016
About bread, beauty, and revolution
COLUMN: The life and work of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
May 09, 2016
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