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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Arfa Khanum Sherwani
|name = Arfa Khanum Sherwani
|birth_place  = [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
|birth_place  = [[Bulandshahr]], Uttar Pradesh, India
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|11|1}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|11|1}}
|alma_mater = {{bulleted list|[[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] | [[Aligarh Muslim University]] | [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]}}
|alma_mater = {{bulleted list|[[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] | [[Aligarh Muslim University]] | [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]}}
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| years_active      = 2000–present
| years_active      = 2000–present
|known_for  = Reporting of Afghan Elections
|known_for  = Reporting of Afghan Elections
|awards      = Sahitya Samman Award, [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]], [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]]
|awards      = {{bulleted list|[[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]]|[[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]]}}
}}
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'''Arfa Khanum Sherwani''' (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=مسلمانوں کی وجہ سے بھارت میں برقرار ہے سیکولرزم۔آئین کا تحفظ سبھی کیلئے ضروری : عارفہ خانم شیروانی |url=https://urdu.millattimes.com/archives/47958 |website=Millat Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.<ref name="sawm">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum |url=https://www.sawmsisters.com/author/akhanum/ |website=Sawm Sisters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She has received a [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]], the Sahitya Samman Award from the Hindi Academy, and the [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]].<ref name="newsminute">{{cite web |title=Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalists-rohini-mohan-arfa-khanum-sherwani-awarded-chameli-devi-jain-award-120147 |website=The News Minute |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She is currently senior editor at ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''.<ref name="ahl">{{cite web |title=Arfa Khanum Sherwani On Indian Muslims And The Media |url=http://ahl-alquran.com/English/show_news.php?main_id=11149 |website=ahl-alquran.com |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="outlook">{{cite web |title=2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/2-get-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalist/1761361 |website=OutlookIndia.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
'''Arfa Khanum Sherwani''' (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist, and the senior editor of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''. She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections. She is an alumna of [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]], [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. She has received the [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]] and the [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons|Chameli Devi Jain Award]].


==Biography==
==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 [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree from [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] in Meerut. Khanum obtained a diploma in journalism from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. She completed her doctoral studies from the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name="urdu">{{cite web |title=بلند شہر کی شیرنی ’’عارفہ خانم شیروانی‘‘ بیباک، بہادراورآزاد خاتون صحاف |url=http://urducity.in/arfa-khanum-sherwani/ |website=UrduCity.in |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
Arfa Khanum Sherwani was born on 1 November 1980 in [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She completed her intermediate studies in the city and obtained a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree from [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] in Meerut. She received a diploma in journalism from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and completed her doctoral studies at the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name="urdu">{{cite web |title=بلند شہر کی شیرنی ’’عارفہ خانم شیروانی‘‘ بیباک، بہادراورآزاد خاتون صحاف |url=http://urducity.in/arfa-khanum-sherwani/ |website=UrduCity.in |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>


Khanum started her career in journalism in 2000.<ref name="urdu" /> She joined ''[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]'' as an intern. She later worked with ''[[The Asian Age]]'' and then [[Sahara TV]]. She joined [[NDTV]] as a principal correspondent and news anchor.<ref name="sabra">{{cite web |title=Collective stereotypes |url=https://sabrangindia.in/interview/collective-stereotypes |website=SabrangIndia |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She worked with [[Rajya Sabha TV]] until 2017<ref name="janta">{{cite web |title=Anger after Rajya Sabha TV addresses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as ‘His Holiness’ |url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/anger-after-rajya-sabha-tv-addresses-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-as-his-holiness/191221/ |website=Janta Ka Reporter |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> and is currently a senior editor at ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]].''<ref name="outlook" />
Khanum started her career in journalism in 2000.<ref name="urdu" /> She joined ''[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]'' as an intern. She later worked with ''[[The Asian Age]]'' and then [[Sahara TV]]. She joined [[NDTV]] as a principal correspondent and news anchor.<ref name="sabra">{{cite web |title=Collective stereotypes |url=https://sabrangindia.in/interview/collective-stereotypes |website=SabrangIndia |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She worked with [[Rajya Sabha TV]] until 2017<ref name="janta">{{cite web |title=Anger after Rajya Sabha TV addresses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as ‘His Holiness’ |url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/anger-after-rajya-sabha-tv-addresses-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-as-his-holiness/191221/ |website=Janta Ka Reporter |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> and is the senior editor of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web |title=2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/2-get-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalist/1761361 |website=OutlookIndia.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref> She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.<ref name="sawm">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum |url=https://www.sawmsisters.com/author/akhanum/ |website=Sawm Sisters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>


A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] over [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] and was used to harass her. While talking to the CPJ, she stated that she has received death and rape threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<ref name="deaththreat">{{cite web |title=Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://thewire.in/media/committee-to-protect-journalists-arfa-khanum-sherwani |website=The Wire |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="alt">{{cite web |title=Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers |url=https://www.altnews.in/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones/ |website=Alt News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
==Controversy==
A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] over [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] and was used to harass her. While talking to the [[Committee to Protect Journalists|CPJ]], she stated that she has received death and rape threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<ref name="deaththreat">{{cite web |title=Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://thewire.in/media/committee-to-protect-journalists-arfa-khanum-sherwani |website=The Wire |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="alt">{{cite web |title=Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers |url=https://www.altnews.in/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones/ |website=Alt News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]], 2019<ref name="laundry">{{cite web |title=Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani win the Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalists |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/13/rohini-mohan-and-arfa-khanum-sherwani-win-the-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalists |website=News Laundry |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]], 2019.<ref name="newsminute">{{cite web |title=Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalists-rohini-mohan-arfa-khanum-sherwani-awarded-chameli-devi-jain-award-120147 |website=The News Minute |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="laundry">{{cite web |title=Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani win the Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalists |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/13/rohini-mohan-and-arfa-khanum-sherwani-win-the-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalists |website=News Laundry |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sahitya Samman<ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sahitya Samman<ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]]<ref name="okhla">{{cite web |title=Okhla-based journalist Arfa wins journalism award |url=https://www.okhlatimes.com/okhla-arfa-award/ |website=Okhla Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]]<ref name="okhla">{{cite web |title=Okhla-based journalist Arfa wins journalism award |url=https://www.okhlatimes.com/okhla-arfa-award/ |website=Okhla Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 06:35, 2 September 2021


Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Born (1980-11-01) 1 November 1980 (age 45)
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater
OccupationJournalist,News Anchor
Years active2000–present
Known forReporting of Afghan Elections
Awards

Arfa Khanum Sherwani (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist, and the senior editor of The Wire. She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections. She is an alumna of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Aligarh Muslim University and the Jamia Millia Islamia. She has received the Red Ink Award and the Chameli Devi Jain Award.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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 Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut. She received a diploma in journalism from the Aligarh Muslim University and completed her doctoral studies at the Jamia Millia Islamia.[1]

Khanum started her career in journalism in 2000.[1] She joined The Pioneer as an intern. She later worked with The Asian Age and then Sahara TV. She joined NDTV as a principal correspondent and news anchor.[2] She worked with Rajya Sabha TV until 2017[3] and is the senior editor of The Wire.[4] She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.[5]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the Aligarh Muslim University over Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and was used to harass her. While talking to the CPJ, she stated that she has received death and rape threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.[6][7]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "بلند شہر کی شیرنی عارفہ خانم شیروانی بیباک، بہادراورآزاد خاتون صحاف". UrduCity.in. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Collective stereotypes". SabrangIndia. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Anger after Rajya Sabha TV addresses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as 'His Holiness'". Janta Ka Reporter. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist". OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "About Arfa Khanum". Sawm Sisters. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani". The Wire. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Journalist Arfa Khanum's speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers". Alt News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award". The News Minute. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani win the Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalists". News Laundry. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "About Arfa Khanum Sherwani". Ted. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Okhla-based journalist Arfa wins journalism award". Okhla Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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