Arfa Khanum Sherwani

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.

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

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 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

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

References
  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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