About

Muhammed Noushad is a writer, media educator and (un)learning facilitator. He also serves as an editor, translator and documentary filmmaker. He has taught journalism and filmmaking in different colleges for 14 years in Kerala, including four years heading a mass communication department at SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, affiliated with Calicut University. He facilitates intense training workshops in Creative Writing, Script Writing and Documentary Making, in India and abroad. His career in freelance journalism showcases long-form profiles and in-depth interviews with academics, authors, film personalities and community leaders. He loves traveling and writing about people’s deep values.

Muhammed Noushad has also served as an editor, for more than 10 years, with Other Books, an independent publishing house specializing in Malabar history, gender, mysticism and caste. His role included laising with authors, translators and designers; copy-editing; mentoring interns and social media management.  

Books

His first book in Malayalam, SAMA-E-BISMIL: The Inner Worlds of Qawali was published in 2021, by Book Plus. This is a collection of translations of and reflections on traditional qawwali sung in Chishtiya Sufi traditions in South Asia. This book was illustrated by Midhun Mohan and the foreword was by Sufi musician Sameer Binsi. 

With Dr. Abdullah Manima, he co-translated Notes From Prison by Alija Izzetbegovic, from English to Malayalam, which was published by Other Books in 2023. 

The books in the pipeline are: the biography of Ali Manikfan (marine biologist and astronomer); Murivettavarkkulla Kadhakal (healing stories) – publisher Bukkafe etc. His major interview assignments included Claude Alvares, Shabana Azmi, Mallika Sarabhai, Mahesh Bhatt, Meena Kandasamy, Dr. Farid Esack, Prof. Ramon Grosfugel, Dr. Hatim Bazian, Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, Brinda Karat, Prof. MN Vijayan, AG Noorani etc.

Documentaries

Noushad’s documentary projects include Masjids of Malabar (on the early generation mosques of Kerala, a comprehensive overview of architecture, cosmopolitan histories, mosque ecosystems etc / director / 2024): Jamaluppa (biographical documentary on social worker MA Muhammad Jamal/ director/ 2020): Cleansing (on ethnic violence in Bodoland, Assam/ director/ 2012), Guruzale (on Rohingya refugee children in Kerala/ creative director/ 2017) among others. 

He co-founded Kamura Art Community, an organization committed to using art for youth empowerment, healing and social awareness campaigns. Noushad has also written and directed plays for campus audiences and the general public.

Workshops

Muhammed Noushad has been facilitating intense workshops in Creative Writing, Screenwriting, Storytelling, Theater in Education (Pedagogic Theater), Inner Explorations, Emotional Aesthetics, Filmmaking etc. As a learning facilitator, he has several years of experience in working with diverse groups of people, particularly youth, in different settings and with multiple needs. His workshops have been held in corporate, community and educational settings, in different states of India and a few overseas cities, including Dubai, Doha and Muscat. He explores the transformative potential of the human soul in his workshop journey.

Emotional Aesthetics is a unique residential workshop on transformative skills. Set in a truly democratic environment, the participants are encouraged to trust their truth and core values and deeply (re)connect with themselves and others. It creates a safe, non-judgmental space where one can explore one’s creative potential and emotional inner worlds in order to open up towards a transformative re-awakening. This is designed in an experiential learning framework and uses reflections and discussions to navigate through ideas and values. The learning/unlearning process uses art and theater as tools to empower and evolve one’s personal qualities and professional skills. Overall, in an authentic and safe setting, the workshop aims to enable one to attain emotional growth and creative enhancement. Tools and concepts from self-expressive art, theatre of the oppressed, and nonviolent communication along with Sufism and Zen are used in the process.

Socialise here: 

https://www.facebook.com/muhammed.noushad

https://www.instagram.com/m.noushaad

Kamura: https://www.facebook.com/KamuraArtCommunity

Project in the making: https://www.facebook.com/SideratulMuntaha