Navid Akhtar and Reem Shafiq
Navid Akhtar is an independent television producer whose work projects a positive image of Islam. He made a well-received documentary on Hajj for Channel 4 and the Ramadan series for the BBC. Akhtar, from East London, is also involved in a number of education projects and is a media and arts consultant.
Reem Shafiq spearheaded the continuing education aspect of the BBC Season on Islam last year. As project manager, she gained the support of Muslim representatives and organisations throughout the UK and helped them to organise follow-up events to the programmes – increasing public awareness of Islam, particularly after September 11th.
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