Miqdaad Versi

Miqdaad Versi is assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain.[1] As well as holding the position as one of the Council's active public representatives, Versi is also engaged with the media voicing concerns over the misrepresentation of Muslims.[2][3][4] The Guardian described him as "the UK’s one-man Islamophobia media monitor."[5]

Miqdaad Versi in 2017

Versi occasionally writes opinion pieces for the Guardian and the Independent.[6][7] He is a board member of Rights Watch UK.[8] Versi also runs a travel agency in north-west London full-time.[9]

Versi grew up in Harrow, London.[10] His father moved to the UK from east Africa in the 1970s and worked as an engineer.[11] His mother worked as a nursery teacher.[12] He read mathematics at the University of Oxford.[8]

During his university studies, in pursuit of his interest in Islamic jurisprudence, Versi spent one year in Damascus, Syria learning Arabic and Islamic law.[13] He later worked for Oliver Wyman and then for the Royal Bank of Scotland.[14]

References
  1. "Governance | Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)". www.mcb.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  2. Nye, Catrin (2017-01-19). "The man correcting stories about Muslims". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  3. Bayliss, Charlie (2016-12-07). "White Britons 'need to integrate with Muslims and migrants' Islamic leader claims". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  4. "The UK media too often misrepresents Muslims – with dangerous results". The Guardian. 2017-01-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  5. Hattenstone, Simon (2019-03-25). "'The Tories are institutionally Islamophobic': Miqdaad Versi takes on MPs and the media". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  6. "Miqdaad Versi". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  7. "Miqdaad Versi". the Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  8. "Board – Rights Watch UK". www.rwuk.org. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  9. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  10. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  11. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  12. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  13. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  14. Subramanian, Samanth (2018-10-18). "One man's (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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