Sarah Joseph (editor)

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Sarah Joseph
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)CEO and Editor of emel magazine

Sarah Joseph OBE was CEO and Editor of the bygone Muslim lifestyle magazine emel and a commentator on British Muslims. She converted to Islam at the age of 16 in 1988 after being brought up as a Catholic.[1]

Recognition[edit]

Joseph was awarded an OBE in 2004 for services to "interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women's rights".[2]

In 2006 she was included in the "Muslim Power 100" list in the UK by Carter Anderson.[3] In 2010 she was 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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Putting a good glossy on the Muslim lifestyle". The Sunday Times. 9 October 2005.
  2. ^ "Ms. Sarah Joseph, OBE". British Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Power 100: Britains Most Influential Men & Women" (PDF). power100.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011.
  4. ^ Muslim 500 2010 rissc.jo [dead link]

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