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Arfa Khanum Sherwani (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist and the senior editor of The Wire. She is an alumna of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia. She has received the Red Ink Award and the Chameli Devi Jain Award.




Biography


Arfa Khanum Sherwani was born on 1 November 1980 in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. She completed her intermediate studies in the city and obtained a B.Sc. degree from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut. She received a diploma in journalism from the Aligarh Muslim University and completed her doctoral studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, researching on Muslim and Dalit community in India.
Arfa started her career in journalism in 2000. She joined The Pioneer as an intern and later worked with The Asian Age and then Sahara TV. She joined NDTV as a principal correspondent and news anchor. She worked with Rajya Sabha TV until 2017 and is a senior editor of The Wire. In September 2024 she was selected by the Stanford University for the very prestigious John S Knight Journalism Fellowship, will be spending an academic year at the campus.




Harassment


In 2020, a 42-second clip was cut from a speech Sherwani delivered at the Aligarh Muslim University over Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and given a distorted interpretation to harass her. While talking to the Committee to Protect Journalists, she stated that she has received death and rape threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Sherwani was a victim of online abuse through the Bulli Bai app, which listed several prominent Muslim women on a mock auction.




Personal life


Arfa Khanum has been very secretive of her personal life. However, recently an online news outlet has reported on her being married to Dr. Azim Khan, who is a professor at SIT




Awards


Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons, 2019.
Sahitya Samman, 2018
Red Ink Award in Politics (TV) category, 2019
Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman, 2022
Chhatrapati Samman Award, 2023




References






External links


Muslims and media images: An interview with Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Sabrang India, retrieved 2 September 2022
Marginalized Communities and Challenges for Democracy in India, Arfa's PhD thesis

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• Arfa Khanum Sherwani
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• Om Prakash Rajbhar
• Jamia Millia Islamia
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• Bulandshahr
• Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons
• Rohini Mohan (journalist)
• Iqra Choudhary
• List of Jamia Millia Islamia people