Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

At-a-Glance

Awarded Media Personality of the Year (2000), George Orwell Prize for Political Journalism (2002), and EMMA Award for Journalism (2004).
Columnist for The i Paper and the Evening Standard.
Founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy.
Appears as a commentator on current affairs TV shows Dateline London and The Wright Stuff.
Holds an MPhil in literature from Linacre College, Oxford, University of Oxford (1975).
Served as a research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (1996-2001).
Senior Research Associate at the Foreign Policy Centre and honorary visiting professor at Cardiff and Lincoln Universities.

Biography

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a British journalist, author, and commentator, known for her columns in The i Paper and the Evening Standard. She frequently addresses issues related to immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism. Born Yasmin Damji in Kampala, Uganda, in 1949, she belongs to the Nizari Ismaili branch of the Shia Islamic faith. She moved to Britain in 1972, shortly before the expulsion of Ugandan Asians, and completed an MPhil in literature at Linacre College, Oxford, in 1975.