Sarah Joseph
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Sarah Joseph is CEO and Editor of Muslim lifestyle magazine emel and commentator on British Muslims. She is a writer and a broadcaster and lectures on Islam
both within the UK and internationally (USA, Europe, Middle and Far East). Sarah converted to Islam at the age of 16 in 1988 after being brought up as a Catholic
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. She commenced her postgraduate studies at the same institution on the dynamics of conversion to Islam.
She is married to Mahmud al-Rashid, who is a human rights barrister and one of the founders of the Association of Muslim Lawyers
(AML). He is of Muslim Bangladeshi heritage, who is also involved in editing the emel magazine. She resides in London with her husband and their three children.
in 2004 for services to “interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women's rights”.
She is listed as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University
's The Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan; and one of the UK’s 100 most powerful Muslims in the Muslim Power 100 by Carter Anderson.
Her radio work has been recognised with a Sony Gold Award for Best Speech Programme for Beyond Belief with Ernie Rae; and a Sandford St Martin Trust Merit Award for All Things Considered with Roy Jenkins
She was a member of the Downing Street
delegation in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
and was a member of the Home Office
Task Force on a extremism following on from that.
Islam
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both within the UK and internationally (USA, Europe, Middle and Far East). Sarah converted to Islam at the age of 16 in 1988 after being brought up as a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
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Biography
Joseph is the daughter of RAF engineer Joe Askew and a model agency owner Valerie Askew. Her mother founded the internationally successful Askew's Modelling Agency. Joseph was educated at St George's School, Hanover Square, Mayfair and St Thomas More School, Sloane Square, Chelsea. Her undergraduate degree was in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King's College LondonKing's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. She commenced her postgraduate studies at the same institution on the dynamics of conversion to Islam.
She is married to Mahmud al-Rashid, who is a human rights barrister and one of the founders of the Association of Muslim Lawyers
Association of Muslim Lawyers
The Association of Muslim Lawyers has been active in the United Kingdom since 1993 and since its official launch in 1995 its membership and influence have been steadily growing. It has organiszed talks, seminars, conferences and careers workshops....
(AML). He is of Muslim Bangladeshi heritage, who is also involved in editing the emel magazine. She resides in London with her husband and their three children.
Recognition
Joseph was awarded an OBEOrder of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 2004 for services to “interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women's rights”.
She is listed as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
's The Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan; and one of the UK’s 100 most powerful Muslims in the Muslim Power 100 by Carter Anderson.
Her radio work has been recognised with a Sony Gold Award for Best Speech Programme for Beyond Belief with Ernie Rae; and a Sandford St Martin Trust Merit Award for All Things Considered with Roy Jenkins
She was a member of the Downing Street
Downing Street
Downing Street in London, England has for over two hundred years housed the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers: the First Lord of the Treasury, an office now synonymous with that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an...
delegation in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
and was a member of the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
Task Force on a extremism following on from that.
External links
- emel Media Ltd.
- Interview: Sarah Joseph, Emel magazine David Rowan, Evening StandardEvening StandardThe Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - "Putting a good glossy on the Muslim lifestyle" Stuart Wavell, The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
October 9, 2005 - Sarah Joseph, A British Activist Who Converted to Islam IslamOnline.net
- "A Narrative of Justice for All": Editor of Muslim Lifestyle Magazine Emel on the Life of Prophet Muhammad Heather Martin Durkaya, lastprophet.info 11 December 2010