User:Nafisa1

Political background:

Nafisa Kiani is a Politics graduate from Queen Mary university. She is currently working for the House of Commons business and compliance team. Nafisa has been working for the House of Commons for 5 years commencing employment within the House since 2014. She has been involved in diversity and inclusion engagement schemes. She has delivered a talk on Ramadan via Parliareach to Muslims and non-Muslims making them aware what is Ramadan, why Muslims fast and the measures Managers can put in place to assist Muslims working within the workplace. She has also made a 16 second video promoting tours of parliament to visitors from all across the globe gaining over 2.2k views which has been published on the UK Parliament YouTube channel. Nafisa has been part of a solidarity campaign within Parliament which has celebrated and appreciated different races and nationalities working within Parliament which is representative of society in today’s day and age. She is a dedicated member of Parliareach and Parliable within Parliament. She has attended talks on facial disfigurement via Parliable and on the type of discrimination such individuals encounter within the workplace where a report has been launched on what tactics can be employed to assist such individuals in their working lives. As Nafisa is passionate about eradicating discrimination and racism against Muslims, she has attended a talk on islamophobia defined within Parliament run by the APPG for British Muslims comprising of Sayeeda Warsi, Afzal Khan, Lord Ahmed, Naz Shah etc where examples have been given of Muslims encountering racism and discrimination in their everyday lives when residing within Britain. It has been argued that the media is a powerful tool in shaping the publics views on Muslims. When a Muslim commits a terrorist act, he is classed as a terrorist and Islam is used as a means to justify his actions when Islam teaches compassion and care and to refrain from resorting to violence. Whereas, when a British man of Christian nationality commits a terrorist act he is classed as having a mental health condition. Nafisa has been part of the she made it project where she has been a guest speaker encouraging younger females to be involved in a career in politics, sharing her experiences of working within parliament.

She is interested in changing and challenging negative perceptions held on Muslims and in ensuring equality and diversity exists to enable greater integration of various nationalities within society. Moreover, she is keen to assist individuals who are recovering from neurological conditions and children with learning needs so they can reach their full academic potential.

Educational history:

Between 2004-2006, Nafisa studied at Sir William Borlases’ Grammar school. She attained grades: A,A,B and C in her A-Levels and a B grade in an AS level in Government and Politics. She went on to study for a BA in Politics at Queen Mary University. Between 2014-2016, she studied for two years in a BSc in health sciences being awarded a merit overall. She has worked in various clinical settings working for the Stroke association engaging in conversation support groups with stroke survivors to improve upon their levels of confidence, self-esteem and to facilitate effective communication skills a skill taken for granted which is affected after encountering a stroke. Nafisa has been a dedicated member of the Alzheimers society, a care home and has worked in various schools working with typically developing students and individuals with special educational needs. Nafisa has worked for various hospitals within the London region including Guys and St Thomas where she has assisted individuals recovering from neurological conditions to improve upon their strength and range of movement of their muscles. Nafisa has worked as a Postgraduate Course Representative at Queen Mary University. She has also worked as a School of health sciences representative officer at City University. In both of these roles, she has represented and resolved students’ educational issues working with the College, Union, relevant departments, student and staff members to resolve such matters. She has also co-chaired with the associate dean for the school of health sciences attending student and staff liaison committee meetings in order to ensure students educational matters are fully and effectively resolved.

Early life:

Nafisa was born into a traditional yet liberal Pakistani family. Her ancestral history goes back to royal Muslims. Her surname Kiani is etymologically related to the Avestan notion of kavaēm kharēno, the "divine royal glory" that the Kayanian kings were said to hold. The Kiani Crown is a physical manifestation of that belief.

Media appearances:

She has been chosen to be a middle eastern female where she has been part of an internal game avatar. She has also been a supporting artiste for the Bollywood movie – Gold 2 starring Akshay Kumar. She has worked for BBC where she has played the role of a patient in Holby City. She has also been a police officer in Silent Witness and has featured in Eastenders. She has been part of a police campaign with Essex county council raising public awareness on tackling crime.