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==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
In 2010, Khan was short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Award.<ref name="mbalit"/> In October 2014, she was named 'hero of the year' in the European Diversity awards for her engagement in the East End and wider society.<ref name="muslimnews">{{cite news |last=Asaad Buaras|first=Elham|url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/home-news/muslim-councillor-wins-european-diversity-award/|title=Muslim Councillor wins European diversity award|work= |location= |publisher=''Muslim News''|date=28 November 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/east_end_housing_cabinet_member_rabina_wins_european_diversity_award_1_3796687|title=East End housing cabinet member Rabina wins European Diversity award|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[East London Advertiser]]''|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonlines1">{{cite news |last=Dammen|first=Silje||url=http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2014/10/local-hero-slams-anti-muslim-political-attacks/|title=Local hero slams anti-Muslim political attacks|work= |location=London|publisher=''East London Lines''|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, Khan was short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Award.<ref name="mbalit"/> In October 2014, she was named 'hero of the year' in the European Diversity awards for her engagement in the East End and wider society.<ref name="muslimnews">{{cite news |last=Asaad Buaras|first=Elham|url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/home-news/muslim-councillor-wins-european-diversity-award/|title=Muslim Councillor wins European diversity award|work= |location= |publisher=''Muslim News''|date=28 November 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/east_end_housing_cabinet_member_rabina_wins_european_diversity_award_1_3796687|title=East End housing cabinet member Rabina wins European Diversity award|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[East London Advertiser]]''|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonlines1">{{cite news |last=Dammen|first=Silje||url=http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2014/10/local-hero-slams-anti-muslim-political-attacks/|title=Local hero slams anti-Muslim political attacks|work= |location=London|publisher=''East London Lines''|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In February 2013 Khan was widely critized for her use of taxi's at taxpayer's expense whilst apparently undertaking duties as a councilor. On one occasion Khan billed the taxpayer £120 for a journey of just 1.5 miles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cllr Rabina Khan’s £120 cab for a 1.5 mile trip to the park (bus fare £1.35)|url=http://trialbyjeory.com/2013/02/27/cllr-rabina-khans-120-cab-for-a-1-5-mile-trip-to-the-park-bus-fare-1-35/|publisher=Ted Jeory|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 23:28, 2 June 2015

Cllr
Rabina Khan
Councillor of Shadwell ward
in Tower Hamlets Borough
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byMohammed Rashid
Personal details
Born (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 51)
Bangladesh
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent (2015–present)
Tower Hamlets First (2014–2015)
Independent (2010–2014)
Labour (until 2010)
Spouse
Aminur Rashid Khan
​
(m. 1992)​
Children2
Residence(s)Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, England
OccupationWriter, novelist, politician, film producer, creative consultant, playwright, community worker
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.rabina4mayor.com

Rabina Khan (Bengali: রবিনা খান; born 15 September 1972) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, politician, councillor for Shadwell, Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets Council, community worker and author of Ayesha's Rainbow.

Early life

Khan is the eldest of five siblings, whose father worked as a machine operator at Chatham Dockyards in Kent, he returned to Bangladesh to marry. Khan was born in Bangladesh and brought to England by her mother at the age of three.[1] Khan grew up in Rochester, Kent.[2]

In 1992, at the age of 19, after studying for her A-levels, Khan married and moved to Tower Hamlets, London to be with her trainee teacher husband.[1][3]

Writing career

In 2003, Khan's first novel Rainbow Hands was published,[4] this was followed by a short story If Birds Could Fly, which was published in Channel 4's TN4 Magazine.[5] In 2006, her second novel Ayesha's Rainbow was published.[6]

Khan was awarded a place on the Royal Literary Fund Mentoring Scheme and asked to take part in the Spitafields Women's Literary Festival 2004 and 2005. She was awarded a Tower Hamlets Civic Award.[3]

In June 2005, Khan co-founded Monsoon Press with Rekha Waheed,[1][7] She has also been involved in editing the anthologies, Silent Voices[8] and Behind The Hijab.[9] Between January 2006 to January 2008, Khan was writer in residence at Central Foundation Girls' School.[1][7]

Khan has worked as a freelance creative consultant for BBC, ITV, Rich Mix Cultural Foundation and Wellcome Trust. She has contributed to the BBC Asian Network[10] and delivered commission for the Arts Council.[11] In 2006, Khan appeared in and was a script advisor for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's documentary Young, British and Muslim.[10]

In January 2007, Khan founded television production company, Silsila Productions.[12] Since 2007, she has been a Creative Director at Silsila Productions.[10] In 2007, she also wrote the play Shilpa and Jade for the Wellcome Trust Pulse Project.[13] In 2009, she wrote the screenplay Shahid and Annika.[14] She wrote and produced two short films – The Good Wife, sponsored by Sixteen Films, and Shrouded, commissioned by London Met Services.[13]

Community work

In 1991, Khan's first job was securing work experience placements for secondary school pupils.[2] Khan has since worked as a Community Regeneration worker in Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. She has worked for Tower Hamlets Council in the social and education sectors and for government regeneration initiatives such as Bethnal Green City Challenge managing education and empowerment projects for women and young girls from ethnic minority communities. She has also been involved in community initiatives in Tower Hamlets.[3]

In October 2012, Khan contributed on BBC Radio 4's Four Thought in a discussion about "redefining multiculturalism".[2]

Political career

In May 2010, in the Tower Hamlets Council election, as a Labour Party candidate,[15] Khan won her Shadwell seat where previously a Labour candidate had failed three times to win. In October 2010, she was suspended along with nine other councillors from the Labour Party for her support of the Independent Mayor, Lutfur Rahman, in Tower Hamlets.[11][16] In May 2014, Khan was re-elected in the Shadwell ward.[15]

Khan is also the Cabinet Member of Housing,[17][18] Development[19] and Renewal with a remit for delivering housing pledges.[20]

In April 2015, she announced that she will be standing in the election for mayor of Tower Hamlets.[21][22][23][24][17] as an Independent candidate.[25][26]

Electoral corruption

In April 2015 following the discharging of office of the former Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman, Khan along with the remaining 17 Tower Hamlets First councillors were named by Commissioner Richard Mawrey QC as being elected to Tower Hamlets Council as a result of corrupt and illegal practices.[27]

Awards and nominations

In 2010, Khan was short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Award.[13] In October 2014, she was named 'hero of the year' in the European Diversity awards for her engagement in the East End and wider society.[28][29][30]

Controversy

In February 2013 Khan was widely critized for her use of taxi's at taxpayer's expense whilst apparently undertaking duties as a councilor. On one occasion Khan billed the taxpayer £120 for a journey of just 1.5 miles.[31]

Personal life

Khan is a Muslim,[29] and lives in Whitechapel, London[32] with her husband Aminur, two daughters Zakia and Nabila, and mother-in-law.[1]

Novels

Year Title Credit Publisher ISBN
2003 Rainbow Hands Author Authors Online 978-0755200887
If Birds Could Fly TN4 Magazine
2006 Ayesha's Rainbow Fore-Word Press 978-0954886721
2007 Silent Voices Editor Monsoon Press 978-0955726705
2009 Behind The Hijab 978-0955726712

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kemp, Charlotte (29 August 2009). "'The veil should not be a barrier between women'". Abu Dhabi: The National. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Rabina Khan: Redefining Multiculturalism". Four Thought. BBC Radio 4. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Biography for Rabina Khan". Authors OnLine. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Author profile: Rabina Khan". Fore-word Press Ltd. 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Books and Writing". Rabina Khan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ Ayesha's Rainbow. Fore-Word Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0954886721. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Book week: Profile – Rabina Khan". Asians in Media. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Silent Voices. Monsoon Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0955726705. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ^ Behind the Hijab. Monsoon Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0955726712. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Projects - Challenging Extremism". Silsila Productions. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Rabina Khan
  11. ^ a b Enke, Anne (20 October 2010). "In Her Own Words – Rabina Khan Speaks of Her Labour Party Suspension". Anne of Carversville. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Rabina Khan – Artists directory". Arts & Entertainment. Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "Rabina Khan". MBA Literary Agents. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Projects - Behind the Hijab". Silsila Productions. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Rabina Khan
  15. ^ a b "Election results for Shadwell". Tower Hamlets Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2015. Cite error: The named reference "moderngov.towerhamlets2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  16. ^ Gilligan, Andrew (1 October 2010). "Lutfur Rahman: Eleven are expelled from the Labour Party". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ a b Rickard, Lauren (1 May 2015). "New Tower Hamlets mayoral candidate announced". London: East London Lines. Retrieved 2 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "London Borough of Tower Hamlets". London Councils' Directory. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  19. ^ Rickard, Lauren (19 May 2015). "New Tower Hamlets mayoral candidate announced". London: East London Lines. Retrieved 19 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2011). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 68. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  21. ^ Brooke, Mike (1 May 2015). "Rabina Khan takes on fight for sacked mayor Rahman for Tower Hamlets re-run election". London: East London Advertiser. Retrieved 30 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ de Peyer, Robin (30 April 2015). "Disgraced ex-Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman calls on supporters to donate funds for legal challenge". London: London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Lutfur Rahman names woman he wants to succeed him as mayor". London: ITV News. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ "Disgraced Lutfur Rahman endorses Rabina Khan for Tower Hamlets mayor". Bangladesh: Bdnews24.com. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Rickard, Lauren (6 May 2015). "New Tower Hamlets mayoral candidate announced". London: East London Lines. Retrieved 6 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Sewell, Dave (26 May 2015). "Rabina Khan's anti-austerity message welcome in Tower Hamlets". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 1 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "Fresh voting fraud in scandal-hit borough of Tower Hamlets". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  28. ^ Asaad Buaras, Elham (28 November 2014). "Muslim Councillor wins European diversity award". Muslim News. Retrieved 1 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ a b Brooke, Mike (6 October 2014). "East End housing cabinet member Rabina wins European Diversity award". London: East London Advertiser. Retrieved 1 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Dammen, Silje (1 May 2015). "Local hero slams anti-Muslim political attacks". London: East London Lines. Retrieved 1 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "Cllr Rabina Khan's £120 cab for a 1.5 mile trip to the park (bus fare £1.35)". Ted Jeory. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  32. ^ Saini, Angela (1 February 2007). "Racism in words". London: BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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