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'''Fareena Alam''' (born 25 September 1978) is an [[England|English]] [[journalist]] and [[Editing|editor]] of [[British Muslim]] magazine Q News.
'''Fareena Alam''' (born 1978) is a British [[journalist]] and program designer. She was formerly the [[Editing|editor]] of ''[[Q News (British magazine)|Q News]]''.


==Background and career==
==Background and career==
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Alam was born in [[London]], [[England]] to [[Bangladesh]]i [[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]] parents. She spent her childhood and formative years in [[Singapore]] where her father was a civil servant.<ref name="asmasociety">{{cite web|url=http://www.asmasociety.org/wise/participants.html|title=WISE|publisher=Asma Society|date=|access-date=23 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524045551/http://asmasociety.org/wise/participants.html|archive-date=24 May 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 20 to carry out relief work in Bangladesh for three weeks in 1998.
Alam was born in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. She is an established journalist and 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|Newsweek International]] (worldwide except Asia).<ref name="newsweek">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/44503|title=Beyond the Veil|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Newsweek|Newsweek International]]''|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=30 September 2007}}</ref>


After graduating from university and returning to England,<ref name="European Islam">{{cite book |last1=Amghar|first1=Samir|last2=Boubekeur|first2=Amel|last3=Emerson|first3=Michael|title=European Islam: Challenges for Public Policy and Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INpc_hPdFBYC&dq=Fareena+Alam+Q-News&pg=PA120|year=2007|publisher=[[Centre for European Policy Studies]]|page=120|isbn=978-9290797104}}</ref> from 2003<ref name="Muslims and the News Media">{{cite book |last1=Poole|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Richardson|first2=John E.|title=Muslims and the News Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0QBAwAAQBAJ&dq=Fareena+Alam+Q-News&pg=PA81|year=2012|publisher=[[I.B. Tauris]]|page=91|isbn=978-1845111724}}</ref> to 2007,<ref name="Koran">{{cite book |author=Dewanand|title=Koran: Forbid or Rewrite? A Guide for Peaceful De-Islamicization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56YC7vabix0C&dq=Fareena+Alam+Q-News&pg=PA432|year=2011|publisher=Eloquent Books|page=432|isbn= 9781609760656}}</ref> she was editor of ''[[Q News (British magazine)|Q News]]''.<ref name="Muslims in Britain">{{cite book |last1=Ahmad|first1=Waqar|last2=Sardar|first2=Ziauddin|title=Muslims in Britain: Making Social and Political Space|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V18nDywVprMC&dq=Fareena+Alam&pg=PA165|year=2012|publisher=[[Open University Press]]|page=165|isbn=978-0415594721}}</ref> She was a freelance contributor to British and international media outlets until 2017. Her major works include a cover story for [[Newsweek|Newsweek International]].<ref name="newsweek">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/44503|title=Beyond the Veil|magazine=[[Newsweek|Newsweek International]]|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=30 September 2007}}</ref>
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Alam is of [[Bangladesh]]i [[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]] parentage and she grew up in [[Singapore]].<ref name="asmasociety">{{cite web |url=http://www.asmasociety.org/wise/participants.html|title=WISE|publisher=Asma Society|date= |accessdate=23 June 2009}}</ref> 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.


Alam is also involved in the Radical Middle Way Project<ref name="radicalmiddleway">{{cite web |url=http://www.radicalmiddleway.com|title=Radical Middle Way Project (RMW)|publisher= |date= |accessdate=10 December 2008}}</ref> 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. The project was funded by the British government under its Prevent scheme and in 2009 is said to have received approximately £1.2 million.
She was a co-founder of the Radical Middle Way Project<ref name="radicalmiddleway">{{cite web |url=http://www.radicalmiddleway.com |title=Radical Middle Way Project (RMW) |publisher= |date= |access-date=10 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207155240/http://radicalmiddleway.com/ |archive-date=7 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> 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. The project was funded by the British government under the early years of its Prevent scheme and by 2009 is said to have received approximately £1.2 million. The RMW's partnership with the government ended in 2010 after the changes made to the Prevent scheme by the newly elected Conservative government.


==Awards==
==Awards==
In 2005, Alam 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.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5018520.stm|title=Senior Asian policewoman honoured |work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=25 May 2006|accessdate=30 September 2007}}</ref>
In 2005, Alam 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.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5018520.stm|title=Senior Asian policewoman honoured|work=[[BBC News]]|date=25 May 2006|accessdate=30 September 2007}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She was raised as a [[Muslim]].<ref name="Yearbook of Muslims in Europe">{{cite book |last1=Nielsen|first1=Jørgen S.|last2=Akgönül|first2=Samim|last3=Alibašić|first3=Ahmet|last4=Maréchal|first4=Brigitte|last5=Moe|first5=Christian|title=Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WiijLleylbEC&dq=Fareena+Alam+Q-News&pg=PA504|year=2009|publisher=[[Brill Publishers]]|page=432|isbn=978-9004175051}}</ref> In June 2002, she married Abdul-Rehman, a Canadian-born teacher of Punjabi-Pakistani heritage. They met in June 2001 whilst attending a conference organised by the [[Zaytuna College|Zaytuna Institute]] in San Francisco.<ref name="emel">{{cite magazine|date=September–October 2004|title=Abdul Rehman & Fareena|url=http://www.emel.com/article?id=&a_id=1510|magazine=[[Emel (magazine)|Emel]]|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.fareenaalam.co.uk/ Official Website (under construction)]
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*{{twitter|fareenaalam}}
*[http://www.q-news.com/ Q News magazine]
*{{Official website|http://www.fareenaalam.co.uk/}}
*[http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/fareena_alam/index.html Profile] on [[guardian.co.uk]]''
*[http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/fareena_alam/index.html Fareena Alam] on [[guardian.co.uk]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613074810/http://q-news.com/ Q News magazine website]
*[http://www.awaawards.com/ Asian Women of Achievement Awards]
*[http://www.awaawards.com/ Asian Women of Achievement Awards]
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*[http://www.newstatesman.com/200602270020 NS Interview - Fareena Alam]. ''[[New Statesman]]''
*[http://www.newstatesman.com/200602270020 NS Interview - Fareena Alam]. ''[[New Statesman]]''
*Alam, Fareena. [http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-terrorism/article_2363.jsp A humane Muslim future]. ''Open Democracy''. 8 Match 2005
*Alam, Fareena. [http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-terrorism/article_2363.jsp A humane Muslim future]. ''Open Democracy''. 8 March 2005
*Alam, Fareena. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1707922,00.html Why I reject the anarchists who claim to speak for Islam]. ''[[The Observer]]''. 12 February 2006
*Alam, Fareena. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1707922,00.html Why I reject the anarchists who claim to speak for Islam]. ''[[The Observer]]''. 12 February 2006
*Alam, Fareena. [http://en.qantara.de/Five-Principles-for-Islams-Future/9493c9592i1p224/index.html Five Principles for Islam's Future]. ''Qantara.de''. 15 September 2009
*Alam, Fareena. [http://en.qantara.de/Five-Principles-for-Islams-Future/9493c9592i1p224/index.html Five Principles for Islam's Future]. ''Qantara.de''. 15 September 2009
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Latest revision as of 06:08, 3 April 2024

Fareena Alam
Born1978
London, England
Occupation(s)Editor, journalist
Spouse
Abdul-Rehman Malik
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(m. 2002)​

Fareena Alam (born 1978) is a British journalist and program designer. She was formerly the editor of Q News.

Background and career

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Alam was born in London, England to Bangladeshi Chittagonian parents. She spent her childhood and formative years in Singapore where her father was a civil servant.[1] 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 20 to carry out relief work in Bangladesh for three weeks in 1998.

After graduating from university and returning to England,[2] from 2003[3] to 2007,[4] she was editor of Q News.[5] She was a freelance contributor to British and international media outlets until 2017. Her major works include a cover story for Newsweek International.[6]

She was a co-founder of the Radical Middle Way Project[7] 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. The project was funded by the British government under the early years of its Prevent scheme and by 2009 is said to have received approximately £1.2 million. The RMW's partnership with the government ended in 2010 after the changes made to the Prevent scheme by the newly elected Conservative government.

Awards

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In 2005, Alam 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.[8]

Personal life

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She was raised as a Muslim.[9] In June 2002, she married Abdul-Rehman, a Canadian-born teacher of Punjabi-Pakistani heritage. They met in June 2001 whilst attending a conference organised by the Zaytuna Institute in San Francisco.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WISE". Asma Society. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ Amghar, Samir; Boubekeur, Amel; Emerson, Michael (2007). European Islam: Challenges for Public Policy and Society. Centre for European Policy Studies. p. 120. ISBN 978-9290797104.
  3. ^ Poole, Elizabeth; Richardson, John E. (2012). Muslims and the News Media. I.B. Tauris. p. 91. ISBN 978-1845111724.
  4. ^ Dewanand (2011). Koran: Forbid or Rewrite? A Guide for Peaceful De-Islamicization. Eloquent Books. p. 432. ISBN 9781609760656.
  5. ^ Ahmad, Waqar; Sardar, Ziauddin (2012). Muslims in Britain: Making Social and Political Space. Open University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0415594721.
  6. ^ "Beyond the Veil". Newsweek International. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Radical Middle Way Project (RMW)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Senior Asian policewoman honoured". BBC News. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  9. ^ Nielsen, Jørgen S.; Akgönül, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Maréchal, Brigitte; Moe, Christian (2009). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 1. Brill Publishers. p. 432. ISBN 978-9004175051.
  10. ^ "Abdul Rehman & Fareena". Emel. September–October 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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