Tarek Fatah

Tarek Fatah is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author. Fatah advocates LGBT rights, a separation of religion and state, opposition to sharia law, and advocacy for a "liberal, progressive form" of Islam. Some of his activism and statements have been met with criticism from right-wing Muslim groups and the Indian liberal left. He calls himself an Indian born in Pakistan, a Punjabi born in Islam and is a vocal critic of the Establishment in Pakistan. To this end, Fatah has criticized the partition of India.