Beenish Ahmed

Beenish Ahmed has written 3 posts for PRI's The World
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Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital: Vets Catering to a Very Particular Crowd

By ⋅ February 12, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Hunting with falcons is a passion for many in the United Arab Emirates. Falcons are prized animals there, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars — which is why there’s a state-of-the-art facility to help care for them.

Sweeping a Dusty Market in Search of Gold

By ⋅ January 3, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

On hands and knees, he painstakingly sweeps every inch of the street with an old shoe brush. But he and his young son Asad aren’t collecting trash. They’re looking for gold dust that blows out of the jewellery shops around them.

Experiencing the True Eid al-Adha

By ⋅ November 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This year, reporter Beenish Ahmed celebrated Eid al-Adha in a way she hadn’t before: in her parents’ home country of Pakistan.