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'''Rushanara Ali''' (born 14 March 1975) is a British Labour Party MP of Bangladeshi origin and is the Associate Director of the [[Young Foundation]]. In April 2007, she was chosen as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for [[Bethnal Green and Bow]], selected from an initial field of 67 candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.towerhamlets.labour.co.uk/17386aed-9635-73f4-2923-0c094c2577d1|title= Rushanara Ali - Your Labour Parliamentary Candidate|publisher=Tower Hamlets Labour Party|accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.youngfoundation.org/about/people/staff/rushanara_ali|title=The Young Foundation, Rushanara Ali|publisher=The Young Foundation|accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref> On May 6, 2010, Rushanara was elected Member of Parliament from Bethnal Green and Bow by a majority of 11,574.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a26.stm Bethnal Green and Bow - Election Results 2010] BBC News. Retrieved on 2010-05-07.</ref> |
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'''Rushanara Ali''' (born 14 March 1975) is a [[British people|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour politician]], who has been the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green and Bow]] since [[UK general election, 2010|2010]]. She is of Bangladeshi origin, and is also the Associate Director of the [[Young Foundation]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
Revision as of 13:51, 7 May 2010
Rushanara Ali | |
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Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | George Galloway |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylhet, Bangladesh | March 14, 1975
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Residence(s) | London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Tower Hamlets College University of Oxford |
Profession | Politician |
Website | RushanaraAli.org |
Rushanara Ali (born 14 March 1975) is a British Labour Party MP of Bangladeshi origin and is the Associate Director of the Young Foundation. In April 2007, she was chosen as the Labour Party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow, selected from an initial field of 67 candidates.[1][2] On May 6, 2010, Rushanara was elected Member of Parliament from Bethnal Green and Bow by a majority of 11,574.[3]
Early life
Rushanara Ali was born in Bangladesh in 1975. With her family, Rushanara moved to the United Kingdom in the East End of London at the age of 7 where she attended Mulberry School and Tower Hamlets College. Growing up in Tower Hamlets, her father was a manual worker. The first in her family to go to university, Ali studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford.
Career
Rushanara Ali began her career as a Research Assistant to Michael Young, working on a project which paved the way for the establishment of Tower Hamlets Summer University, offering independent learning programmes for young people aged 11-25. She also helped to develop “Language Line”, a national telephone interpreting service in over 100 languages. Between 1997-1999 she was also Parliamentary Assistant to Oona King, former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow. [4]
She worked on human rights issues at the Foreign Office from 2000-2001. Prior to this, Ali was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) focussing on anti-discrimination issues from 1999-2002. From 2002-2005, Ali worked at the Communities Directorate of the Home Office, leading a work programme to mobilize local and national agencies in the aftermath of the 2001 riots in Burnley, Bradford and Oldham, to prevent further conflict and unrest, challenging central Government to provide appropriate support to these areas. [5]
Since 2005, Ali has worked as Associate Director of the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green, a thinktank focussed on social innovation. She also serves as Chair of Tower Hamlets Summer University; a commissioner on the London Child Poverty Commission; Board Member of Tower Hamlets College; Trustee of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; and member of the Tate Britain Council. [6] [7]
She has published articles on a variety of political issues in numerous national and local media including The Guardian, Prospect magazine and Progress magazine. [8] [9] [10] [11] Rushanara Ali has also appeared on Question Time Extra, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Thinking Allowed. [12] [13] She was listed by the Guardian as one of the most powerful Muslim women in Britain.[14]
References
- ^ "Rushanara Ali - Your Labour Parliamentary Candidate". Tower Hamlets Labour Party. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "The Young Foundation, Rushanara Ali". The Young Foundation. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Bethnal Green and Bow - Election Results 2010 BBC News. Retrieved on 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Commission to tackle child poverty in London". London Councils. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ British Bangladeshi Who's Who, 2008. London: British Bangla Media Group. 2008. p. 45.
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- ^ "Rushanara Ali". London Child Poverty Commission. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Let power reflect the people". The Guardian. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "The Angry East End". Prospect Magazine. 2006-03. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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(help) - ^ "Homes alone". Progress Magazine. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Are more young women happy to vote Conservative?". BBC Radio 4. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Laurie Taylor discusses the latest social science research". BBC Radio 4. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Muslim Women Power List Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-06-03.
External links
- Rushanara Ali official site
- Tower Hamlets Labour Party website