This photo by Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, provided by Columbia University, shows a 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan, at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. Reuters photographers Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters were awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Price for Feature Photography, Monday, May 9, 2022, for images of COVID's toll in India that balanced intimacy and devastation, while offering viewers a heightened sense of place. (Danish Siddiqui / Reuters via AP)
This photo by Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, provided by Columbia University, shows a 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan, at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. Reuters photographers Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters were awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Price for Feature Photography, Monday, May 9, 2022, for images of COVID's toll in India that balanced intimacy and devastation, while offering viewers a heightened sense of place. (Danish Siddiqui / Reuters via AP)
Siddiqui captures the light as it shines on a mass cremation for Covid-19 victims in New Delhi, India, on April 22, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui captures the light as it shines on a mass cremation for Covid-19 victims in New Delhi, India, on April 22, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui takes a picture of Manoj Kumar as his mother Vidhya Devi receives oxygen in the parking lot of a Sikh temple during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghaziabad, India, on April 24, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui takes a picture of Manoj Kumar as his mother Vidhya Devi receives oxygen in the parking lot of a Sikh temple during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghaziabad, India, on April 24, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui photographs Pranav Mishra, 19, as he kneels towards the body of his mother Mamta Mishra, 45, who died from coronavirus, in New Delhi, India. Reuters
Siddiqui photographs Pranav Mishra, 19, as he kneels towards the body of his mother Mamta Mishra, 45, who died from coronavirus, in New Delhi, India. Reuters
Siddiqui photographs urns containing ashes awaiting immersion at a crematorium in New Delhi on May 6, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui photographs urns containing ashes awaiting immersion at a crematorium in New Delhi on May 6, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui captures the horrors of Covid-19. Here, a female patient arrives at the Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui captures the horrors of Covid-19. Here, a female patient arrives at the Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui captures the pain of a man outside the coronavirus ward at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, New Delhi, on April 23, 2021. Reuters
Siddiqui captures the pain of a man outside the coronavirus ward at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, New Delhi, on April 23, 2021. Reuters

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Indian photojournalist killed in Afghanistan honoured with Pulitzer

Danish Siddiqui died while reporting clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban

Taniya Dutta
Taniya Dutta

May 10, 2022

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Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in July covering the Afghan war for Reuters news agency, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category for his reportage of Covid-19 in India.

Siddiqui, who worked with Reuters bureau in India and was on an assignment in Afghanistan, is among four Indians honoured with the prestigious award.

His colleagues, Adnan Abidi Sanna, Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave have also been honoured with the coveted prize.

The Pulitzer committee, that awards achievers in newspaper, online and magazine journalism, literature and musical composition, announced the list of this year's winners on Monday.

Reuters photographer captures a Hindu holy man placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, on April 12, 2021. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
Reuters photographer captures a Hindu holy man placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, on April 12, 2021. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters

They said they were moved by the “balanced intimacy” of the work of the photojournalists while covering the pandemic.

Mr Siddiqui was 38 when he was killed while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar city, near the Pakistan border in July.

FILE PHOTO: Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, poses for a picture at Columbia University's Low Memorial Library during the Pulitzer Prize giving ceremony, in New York, U. S. , May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, poses for a picture at Columbia University's Low Memorial Library during the Pulitzer Prize giving ceremony, in New York, U. S. , May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS

He was the chief photographer for the agency in the Indian bureau and had extensively covered global issues and crises, including wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hong Kong protests and Nepal earthquakes.

He was known for his investigative and impactful photography.

This is Mr Siddiqui’s second Pulitzer prize. He won the prestigious prize for feature photography in 2018 as part of the Reuters team for their coverage of the Rohingya crisis.

In March, his bereaved parents filed a complaint against the Taliban with the International Criminal Court and demanded a probe, saying their son died in a targeted killing .

A military transport plane departs overhead as Afghans hoping to leave the country wait outside Kabul airport on August 23, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
A military transport plane departs overhead as Afghans hoping to leave the country wait outside Kabul airport on August 23, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
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A military transport plane flies over relatives and neighbours of the Ahmadi family as they gather around an incinerated husk of a vehicle destroyed by a US drone strike in Kabul. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
Anti-Taliban protesters mark Afghanistan's independence day by attempting to hoist the red, green and black national banner. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
Anti-Taliban protesters mark Afghanistan's independence day by attempting to hoist the red, green and black national banner. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
Taliban fighters pray next to young Afghans outside a local mosque for evening prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
Taliban fighters pray next to young Afghans outside a local mosque for evening prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
After the stroke of midnight, Taliban fighters from the Fateh Zwak unit storm into Hamid Karzai International Airport, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles and riding US pick-up trucks on August 31, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
After the stroke of midnight, Taliban fighters from the Fateh Zwak unit storm into Hamid Karzai International Airport, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles and riding US pick-up trucks on August 31, 2021. By Marcus Yam. Los Angeles Times/EPA
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Sea surface cleaning vessels and barrier-laying boats clean up sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter also known as marine mucilage, which spread through the Sea of Marmara threatening marine life and the fishing industry, in Istanbul, Turkey on June 15, 2021. By Umit Bektas, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
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A woman prays on the banks of the polluted river Yamuna on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, on November 8, 2021. By Anushree Fadnavis, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
A man engulfed by a swarm of desert locusts stands on top of a hill near Nanyuki, Kenya, on January 30, 2021. By Baz Ratner, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
A man engulfed by a swarm of desert locusts stands on top of a hill near Nanyuki, Kenya, on January 30, 2021. By Baz Ratner, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
Manisha Bashu presses the chest of her father, who was having difficulty breathing, after he became unconscious while receiving oxygen support amid the spread of coronavirus disease in Ghaziabad, India, on April 30, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Manisha Bashu presses the chest of her father, who was having difficulty breathing, after he became unconscious while receiving oxygen support amid the spread of coronavirus disease in Ghaziabad, India, on April 30, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Family members embrace as they mourn a male relative who died from the coronavirus disease, during his cremation ceremony in New Delhi on April 21, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Family members embrace as they mourn a male relative who died from the coronavirus disease, during his cremation ceremony in New Delhi on April 21, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
A man sits next to his wife as she receives rehydration fluid at a makeshift clinic during a surge of the coronavirus disease in Parsaul village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 22, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
A man sits next to his wife as she receives rehydration fluid at a makeshift clinic during a surge of the coronavirus disease in Parsaul village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 22, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
The body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease lies on a funeral pyre during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on May 1, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
The body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease lies on a funeral pyre during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on May 1, 2021. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Ashish Kashyap and Naman Sharma, volunteers at a nonprofit organisation, carry a bag containing unclaimed ashes of victims of the coronavirus disease at a crematorium in New Delhi. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Ashish Kashyap and Naman Sharma, volunteers at a nonprofit organisation, carry a bag containing unclaimed ashes of victims of the coronavirus disease at a crematorium in New Delhi. By Adnan Abidi, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a woman inside her hut during a coronavirus disease vaccination drive in Kavitha village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on April 8, 2021. By Amit Dave, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a woman inside her hut during a coronavirus disease vaccination drive in Kavitha village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on April 8, 2021. By Amit Dave, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
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This photo by Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, provided by Columbia University, shows a 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, on April 12, 2021.
This photo by Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, provided by Columbia University, shows a 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, placing a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, on April 12, 2021.
Residences surround the grounds of a crematorium during a mass cremation for victims of the coronavirus disease in New Delhi. By Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Residences surround the grounds of a crematorium during a mass cremation for victims of the coronavirus disease in New Delhi. By Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography. Reuters
Fishermen bring in their catch from a lake in front of a power plant of the State Development and Investment Corporation outside Tianjin, China, on October 14, 2021. By Thomas Peter, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
Fishermen bring in their catch from a lake in front of a power plant of the State Development and Investment Corporation outside Tianjin, China, on October 14, 2021. By Thomas Peter, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Feature Photography. Reuters
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The matches are of 25 over-a-side with an 8-over power play in which only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Teams play in a single round robin league followed by the semi-finals and final. The league toppers will feature in the semi-final eliminator.

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Gothia Cup 2025

4,872 matches 

1,942 teams

116 pitches

76 nations

26 UAE teams

15 Lebanese teams

2 Kuwaiti teams

APPLE IPAD MINI (A17 PRO)

Display: 21cm Liquid Retina Display, 2266 x 1488, 326ppi, 500 nits

Chip: Apple A17 Pro, 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine

Storage: 128/256/512GB

Main camera: 12MP wide, f/1.8, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4

Front camera: 12MP ultra-wide, f/2.4, Smart HDR 4, full-HD @ 25/30/60fps

Biometrics: Touch ID, Face ID

Colours: Blue, purple, space grey, starlight

In the box: iPad mini, USB-C cable, 20W USB-C power adapter

Price: From Dh2,099

The biog

Favourite colour: Brown

Favourite Movie: Resident Evil

Hobbies: Painting, Cooking, Imitating Voices

Favourite food: Pizza

Trivia: Was the voice of three characters in the Emirati animation, Shaabiyat Al Cartoon

On Women's Day
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Fifa Club World Cup:

When: December 6-16
Where: Games to take place at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi and Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain
Defending champions: Real Madrid

Brief scoreline:

Manchester United 2

Rashford 28', Martial 72'

Watford 1

Doucoure 90'

Tomorrow 2021
ICC Awards for 2021

MEN

Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)

T20 Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)

WOMEN

Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)

ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)

T20 Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)

Bombshell

Director: Jay Roach

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie 

Four out of five stars 

The specs
Engine: 2.7-litre 4-cylinder Turbomax
Power: 310hp
Torque: 583Nm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Price: From Dh192,500
On sale: Now
The bio:

Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.

Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.

Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.

Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.

 

The National Archives, Abu Dhabi

Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf.

Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive - https://www.agda.ae/en

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Updated: May 10, 2022, 10:37 AM`
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