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Explore profiles of Exigent Witness Fellows and Exigent Participants who contribute firsthand perspective, professional insight, and independent voices to Exigent’s educational mission and public-interest work.
 
Exigent Witness Fellows generously contribute their time, judgment, and professional integrity to this work. Each Fellow engages directly with complex realities and carries those experiences back into their platforms, audiences, and communities with full editorial independence, without direction or oversight. Their participation reflects a commitment to careful observation, rigorous questioning, and responsible public discourse.
 
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Mohammed Rizwan Journalist Mohammed Rizwan, participant contributing independent reporting and analysis.

Mohammed Rizwan

 
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Journalist/Honest Reporting
About:
Mohammed Rizwan is an experienced journalist and opinion editorialist for various global outlets and organizations over the years, with a special regional focus on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and South Asia more broadly. Rizwan has written and spoken extensively on the relationship between Israel and Pakistan, but more broadly, writes about matters concerning terrorism & war, and geo-political and strategic matters.

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What I, a Muslim, did not know about Israel

June 15, 2025
National Post
In this personal reflection, a Canadian Muslim writer recounts visiting Israel and encountering everyday expressions of religious freedom that challenged his assumptions. Drawing on firsthand observation, he contrasts lived experience with prevailing narratives circulating within global discourse.
Canadian police and demonstrators during a public protest in Ottawa reflecting tensions surrounding democratic expression and civic discourse

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Downtown Toronto encampment with tents and protest signage reflecting rising civic unrest and social tensions in Canadian urban spaces

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