Fareena Alam
| Fareena Alam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 (age 33–34) London, United Kingdom |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Editor, Journalist |
| Employer | Q News |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Abdul-Rehman Malik (2001–present) |
| Website | |
| http://twitter.com/fareenaalam/ | |
Fareena Alam (born 1978 in London, United Kingdom) is Editor of Q News, a British Muslim Magazine.
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[edit] Background
Fareena is an established journalist. She is possibly the youngest Editor of a Muslim current affairs publication, Q News. She is a freelance contributor to British and international newspapers. Her recent work includes the cover story for Newsweek International (worldwide except Asia).[1]
Fareena is of Bangladeshi Chittagonian parentage and she grew up in Singapore.[2] During this time she was elected as the vice-president and then president of the United Nations Students' Association, National University of Singapore, for which she organised a six month awareness campaign called 'The Children of Bangladesh.' The campaign highlighted the plight of the street children and she then took the campaign a stage further by leading a student delegation of twenty to carry out relief work in Bangladesh for three weeks in 1998.
She is also involved in the Radical Middle Way Project[3] which is a revolutionary grassroots initiative aimed at articulating a relevant mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, proactive and relevant to young British Muslims.
[edit] Awards
In 2005, she was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief. In 2006, she was named Media Professional of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Beyond the Veil", 'Newsweek International, 27 November 2006; Accessed 30 September 2007
- ^ WISE Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Radical Middle Way Project (RMW)"
- ^ "Asian Women of Achievements Awards 2006", BBC, 25 May 2006; Accessed 30 September 2007
- NS Interview - Fareena Alam New Statesman
