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A Week in the Life of Muayad Ali

A Week in the Life of Muayad Ali

Owner and executive chef of La Sophia restaurant in London, Muayad...

A week in the life of Qari Muhammad Asim MBE

A week in the life of Qari Muhammad Asim MBE

Imam Asim was awarded an MBE for services to the community. But as...

A Week in the Life of Roohi Hasan

A Week in the Life of Roohi Hasan

Roohi never wanted a regular job, which is just as well, given the...

A week in the life of Asif Iqbal

A week in the life of Asif Iqbal

Asif Iqbal MBE initially wanted to become the first deaf MP, but...

A Week in the Life of Babar Ahmed

A Week in the Life of Babar Ahmed

In the fast-paced world of video games, Babar has had to master many skills. Having grown up in the UAE and USA, he also had to adjust to life in Pakistan, where he...

A Week in the Life of Aina Khan

A Week in the Life of Aina Khan

Family Law specialist Aina Khan has recently launched the unique...

A Week in the Life of Faisal Atcha

A Week in the Life of Faisal Atcha

Most of us whine that there aren’t enough hours in the day....

A Week in the Life of Kabeer Bostan

A Week in the Life of Kabeer Bostan

Kabeer Bostan’s love for the countryside developed when he...

A Week in the life of Kasim Sumar

A Week in the life of Kasim Sumar

A police officer for the West Midlands Police Force, Kasim Sumar...

A Week in the life of Shemiza Rashid

A Week in the life of Shemiza Rashid

Shemiza Rashid is a full-time mum of five and the director and...

A Week in the Life of Khadija Safari

A Week in the Life of Khadija Safari

Khadija Safari is a black belt Muay Thai kickboxing instructor. She...

A Week in the life of Dr. Zafar Iqbal

A Week in the life of Dr. Zafar Iqbal

Champion’s league qualifiers, Tottenham Hotspurs, look to Dr....

A Week in the life of Mariam Sobh

A Week in the life of Mariam Sobh

Broadcast journalist and blog-extraordinaire, Mariam Sobh discusses...

A Week in the Life of Ibrahim Maalouf

A Week in the Life of Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf talks about everything from classical music and his...

A Week in the Life of Nabila Ramdani

A Week in the Life of Nabila Ramdani

Freelance journalist, Nabila Ramdani, is one of 10 winners of the...

A Week in the life of Hammed Sahraoui

A Week in the life of Hammed Sahraoui

For Hammed Sahraoui, a Health & Fitness Manager, a healthy...

A Week in the life of Aftab Gharda

A Week in the life of Aftab Gharda

Professor, Aftab Gharda is Deputy Head of Visual Communication at...

A week in the life of Jacob Huckle

A week in the life of Jacob Huckle

Jacob Huckle is a Religious Studies teacher. He read the famous &...

A Week in the life of Babar Ahmad

A Week in the life of Babar Ahmad

‘Masjid Yusuf’ (above) was made by Babar Ahmad in prison...

A Week in the life of Dr Marwan Al-Dawoud

A Week in the life of Dr Marwan Al-Dawoud

Taking his medical expertise abroad, the inspirational, Dr Marwan...

Sana Viner

Sana Viner

Trainee solicitor, Sana Viner leads a hectic lifestyle. Here, she...

Hunaida Osman

Hunaida Osman

I grab my children by the hand and rush out the front door to the...

A week in a life of Julie Siddiqui

A week in a life of Julie Siddiqui

Julie Siddiqui As Vice President of the Islamic Society of Britain,...

A week in the life of... Iman Achara

A week in the life of... Iman Achara

Iman Achara, in conversation here with emel reporter Anfal Saqib, is...

A week in the life of Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani

A week in the life of Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani

First Published on July/August 2004To access the issue page, click...

A week in the life of...Lord Bhatia

A week in the life of...Lord Bhatia

Lord Amir Bhatia, here in conversation with Samia Rahman, was born...

A week in the Life of Ahmed Versi

A week in the Life of Ahmed Versi

First featured in issue 5 - May/June 2004Click here to go...

A week in the life of.. Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

A week in the life of.. Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, well-known for her writing, has made a huge...

A Week in the life of Jawwad Rasheed

A Week in the life of Jawwad Rasheed

I am an engineer by day and my typical workday starts at about 8:30...

Kani Torun

Kani Torun

Dr. Kani Torun is CEO of Doctors Worldwide, an international charity...

Farzana Akram

Farzana Akram

 Farzana Akram, Children’s Services Practitioner on the...

Real Lives: A week in the life of....

Real Lives: A week in the life of....

The Muslim community is incredibly diverse, and we have featured...

A week in the life of Zahid Parvez

A week in the life of Zahid Parvez

Zahid was inspired to get involved with community work by racism in...

A week in the life of Hussein Alidina

A week in the life of Hussein Alidina

Inspired by the Rio Summit in 1992 to take up a career in...

A week in the life of Omer Faruk Aksoy

A week in the life of Omer Faruk Aksoy

Aged 20, he bought a one-way ticket from Istanbul to Paris. Since...

A Week in the Life of Adnan Rondic´

A Week in the Life of Adnan Rondic´

Starting out as a medical student, Adnan never expected to end up...

A Week in the Life of Wafaa Mohammed

A Week in the Life of Wafaa Mohammed

Wafaa Mohammed wants to live an ordinary life with her family, but...

A Week in the Life of Asim Qureshi

A Week in the Life of Asim Qureshi

Asim Qureshi campaigns for detainees to ensure they get their due...

Ayman Mohyeldin

Ayman Mohyeldin

As Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English, Ayman Mohyeldin faces...

Mission to Baghdad

Mission to Baghdad

"As soon as you touch down in Baghdad you realise you�re in a...