Fareena Alam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, Journalist |
| Employer | Q News |
| Spouse(s) | Abdul-Rehman Malik (2001–present) |
| Website | http://twitter.com/fareenaalam/ |
Fareena Alam (born 1978) is Editor of Q News, a British Muslim Magazine.
Alam was born 1978 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 International (worldwide except Asia).[1]
She is of Bangladeshi Chittagonian parentage and she grew up in Singapore.[2] 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.
She is also involved in the Radical Middle Way Project[3] 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.
In 2005, she 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.[4]