Yasmin Khatun
| Yasmin Khatun | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ইয়াসমীন খাতুন |
| Born |
1988 (age 27–28) Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education | Sociology and Politics |
| Alma mater | Goldsmiths College |
| Occupation | Journalist, television producer, broadcaster |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Religion | Islam (Sunni Islam) |
Yasmin Khatun (Bengali: ইয়াসমীন খাতুন; born 1988) is an English journalist, television producer and broadcaster.
Early life
Khatun is from Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England. Whilst at school, she set up debating societies to channel her political interest. In 2009, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Politics from Goldsmiths College.[1]
Career
Khatun spent a year teaching at an independent school before entering the field of journalism.[1] In August 2010, Khatun left her graduate job as a teacher in training to become a freelance journalist.[2] She had interned at The Guardian, The Independent, Red magazine, Harpers Bazar and at the press office in City Hall before joining the Islam Channel.[1] She later worked as a freelancer.[2]
Since January 2012, Khatun has been a full-time reporter and producer at the Islam Channel.[3] Khatun both reports and produces for the Islam Channel,[4] she is a journalist and senior producer with a varied role producing, reporting and anchoring news programme The Report.[1] She works on investigative pieces for the channel and produced series Bangladesh in Crisis in the wake of turmoil in 2013. She co-produced the channels 2012 Olympics coverage. In 2014, she travelled to Chad to document the crisis faced by refugees fleeing from the Central African Republic and produced documentary Crisis in the Republic.[1] She also works on documentary features.[5]
She writes for various publications including SISTERS Magazine from 2011 to 2013, and The Huffington Post since May 2013.[3] She writes about topics including politics, development,[3] religion, fashion,[5] ethics and current affairs. She regularly comments on fashion, politics and Islam having taken part in programmes on the BBC and Bangla television channels.[1]
Awards and nominations
In 2014, Khatun was shortlisted for investigation of the year at the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) awards.[2] In January 2015, she was nominated for the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.[6]
Personal life
Khatun is a practising Sunni[7][8] Muslim. She is an Arsenal Football Club fan.[3]
Khatun is a board member for Fashion Revolution Day, a charity launched in the wake of the Rana Plaza Factory collapse in Bangladesh working towards making the industry a fair one for all.[1] In 2014, she took the "Live below the Line" challenge with the global poverty project aimed at eradicating extreme poverty around the world, raising money for a number of charities.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (November 2014). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 28. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Meet the high-flying women who walked away from huge salaries and security to pursue a healthier work/life balance". Stylist Magazine. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Yasmin Khatun". The Huffington Post. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ "Fashion Thread". Made In Europe. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Who said successful Muslim women can’t be homemakers?". 5 Pillarz. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Nye, Catrin; Ahmad, Athar (14 August 2014). "Caliphate? What an Islamic state means to British Muslims". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Nye, Catrin; Ahmad, Athar (5 September 2014). "Why does a Caliphate resonate with some British Muslims?". Prospect. Retrieved 1 July 2015.