ARY News journalist Rabia Noor wins Jamal Khashoggi Award for Courageous Journalism

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 7 March 2019

Rabia Noor, a journalist with ARY News, has been honored with the Jamal Khashoggi Award for her courageous reporting. She is recognized for her work on taboo topics and women's rights issues.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Rabia Noor of ARY News is one of five journalists to win the inaugural Jamal Khashoggi Award for Courageous Journalism.

The US-based Inti Raymi Fund, a global human rights foundation, administers the awards.

The award honors the brave journalists who expose abuse of power and corruption, share difficult truths, discuss taboo topics and work in hostile environments.

Rabia is the only Asian journalist among the winners. She got selected for her reporting on taboo topics and bold issues.

“I touch issues people do not even talk about, and I face criticism for doing that but, still, that doesn’t stop me,” she told JournalismPakistan.com on Thursday.

“I dedicate this award to my mother and all the struggling women in the world, who have dreams for them. Failures can't stop them. They will succeed one day.”

Rabia did a series of stories on women empowerment, human rights, and on kids with indeterminate sex and also exclusive stories on forgotten faces.

The organizers have yet to announce the venue for the award ceremony.

The Jamal Khashoggi Award for Courageous Journalism was launched in December 2018.

Key Points

Rabia Noor is one of five winners of the Jamal Khashoggi Award.
She is the only Asian journalist among the recipients.
The award highlights journalism that exposes abuse of power.
Rabia's reporting focuses on women's empowerment and human rights.
The ceremony's venue has not yet been announced.

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