Sarah Joseph

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was CEO and Editor of the bygone Muslim lifestyle magazine ''

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'' and a commentator on British Muslims. She converted to Islam at the age of 16 in 1988 after being brought up as a

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Recognition

Joseph was awarded an

in 2004 for services to "interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women's rights". In 2006 she was included in the "Muslim Power 100" list in the UK by Carter Anderson. In 2010 she was listed as one of the "world's 500 most influential Muslims" by

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's The Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.Muslim 500 2010
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References

External links

emel Media Ltd.
''David Rowan,

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'' Wednesday 20 July 2005
Sarah Joseph, A British Activist Who Converted to Islam
''IslamOnline.net''
"A Narrative of Justice for All": Editor of Muslim Lifestyle Magazine Emel on the Life of Prophet Muhammad
''Heather Martin Durkaya, lastprophet.info'' 11 December 2010 1971 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Converts to Islam from Roman Catholicism English Muslims English magazine editors English former Christians Women magazine editors English women journalists Officers of the Order of the British Empire Journalists from London {{UK-journalist-stub