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| education = BA [[Political Science|Political]] and [[Social Science]]s and [[Bachelor of Laws|Law]], PhD Cultural Studies
| alma_mater = [[Cambridge University]]<br/>[[University of East London]]
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| occupation = Writer, columnist, politician, [[senior lecturer]], music DJ
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'''Rupa Asha Huq''' ({{lang-bn|রূপা আশা হক}}; born 2 April 1972) is an English writer, columnist, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician, [[senior lecturer]] in sociology at [[Kingston University]] and former [[Deputy Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Ealing]]. In November 2013, she was chosen as the Labour [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton]] at the [[2015 UK General Election]].
'''Rupa Asha Huq''' ({{lang-bn|রূপা আশা হক}}; born 2 April 1972) is an English writer, columnist, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician, [[senior lecturer]] in sociology at [[Kingston University]] and former [[Deputy Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Ealing]]. In November 2013, she was chosen as the Labour [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton constituency]] at the [[2015 UK General Election]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Huq's father, Muhammad Muszuddin Abedul Huq (born 1936),<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8053988/Konnie-Huq-my-family-wanted-me-to-marry-a-Muslim.html|title=Konnie Huq: my family wanted me to marry a Muslim|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=10 October 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="dailymail4">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1319297/X-Factor-2010-Xtra-Factor-host-Konnie-Huq-says-father-wanted-marry-Muslim--TVs-Charlie-Brooker.html|title=Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq says her father wanted her to marry a Muslim|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> and mother, Roshan Ara Huq, came to [[Great Britain|Britain]] in the 1960s so their children could have good opportunities and a higher level of education than if they stayed in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Lewis|first=Roz|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/8597181/Konnie-Huq-talks-about-money.html|title=Konnie Huq talks about money|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=26 June 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Huq's father was training to become an actuary for [[Prudential plc|Prudential]], however gave it up to start an [[Indian cuisine|Indian restaurant]] in [[Soho]], London. After the [[Early 1990s recession|recession of the early 1990s]] the council did not renew the restaurant's lease so the business folded. He started another restaurant in [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] but has since retired.<ref name="guardian2">{{cite news |last=Iziren|first=Adeline|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/29/konnie-huq-family-values|title=Konnie Huq: My family values|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=29 May 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
Huq's father, Muhammad Muszuddin Abedul Huq (born 1936),<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8053988/Konnie-Huq-my-family-wanted-me-to-marry-a-Muslim.html|title=Konnie Huq: my family wanted me to marry a Muslim|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=10 October 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="dailymail4">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1319297/X-Factor-2010-Xtra-Factor-host-Konnie-Huq-says-father-wanted-marry-Muslim--TVs-Charlie-Brooker.html|title=Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq says her father wanted her to marry a Muslim|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> and mother, Roshan Ara Huq, came to [[Great Britain|Britain]] in the 1960s so their children could have good opportunities and a higher level of education than if they stayed in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Lewis|first=Roz|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/8597181/Konnie-Huq-talks-about-money.html|title=Konnie Huq talks about money|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=26 June 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Huq's father was training to become an actuary for [[Prudential plc|Prudential]], however gave it up to start an [[Indian cuisine|Indian restaurant]] in [[Soho]], [[London]]. After the [[Early 1990s recession|recession of the early 1990s]] the council did not renew the restaurant's lease so the business folded. He started another restaurant in [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] but has since retired.<ref name="guardian2">{{cite news |last=Iziren|first=Adeline|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/29/konnie-huq-family-values|title=Konnie Huq: My family values|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=29 May 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>


Huq was born in [[Queen Charlottes Hospital, London]], England.<ref>http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/blue-peter-stars-sister-new-5996362</ref> Huq attended [[Notting Hill & Ealing High School]]. In 1993, she graduated with a [[British_undergraduate_degree_classification#Upper_second-class_honours|2:1]] in BA [[Political Science|Political]] and [[Social Science]]s and Law from [[Cambridge University]]. In 1999, she completed a PhD in cultural studies thesis on youth culture at the [[University of East London]],<ref name="fass.kingston">{{cite web |url=http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/faculty/staff/cv.php?staffnum=328|title=Dr Rupa Huq|publisher=Kingston University|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> comparing young people in [[East London]] and the [[Alsace]] region of France,<ref name="gdc">{{cite web |url=http://gdc.cch.kcl.ac.uk/speakers/|title=Dr Rupa Huq |publisher=Girls & Digital Culture|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}} Rupa Huq</ref> which included being a post-graduate at [[Marc Bloch University|Strasbourg II University]] in France during which time she also worked at the [[European Parliament]] for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]],<ref name="huffingtonpost"/> shadowing Labour [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] [[Carole Tongue]].<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/>
Huq was born in [[Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital]], [[Hammersmith]], London, England. At the age of eight, she made her first media appearance on the [[BBC Schools]] series ''[[Look and Read]]''.<ref name="getwestlondon1">{{cite news |last=Gates|first=James|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/blue-peter-stars-sister-new-5996362|title=Blue Peter star's sister is new deputy mayor|location=London|work= |publisher=''Get West London''|date=3 June 2010|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref>
Huq attended [[Notting Hill & Ealing High School]]. In 1993, she graduated with a [[British_undergraduate_degree_classification#Upper_second-class_honours|2:1]] in BA [[Political Science|Political]] and [[Social Science]]s and [[Bachelor of Laws|Law]] from [[Cambridge University]]. In 1999, she completed a PhD in cultural studies thesis on youth culture at the [[University of East London]],<ref name="fass.kingston">{{cite web |url=http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/faculty/staff/cv.php?staffnum=328|title=Dr Rupa Huq|publisher=Kingston University|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> comparing young people in [[East London]] and the [[Alsace]] region of [[France]],<ref name="gdc">{{cite web |url=http://gdc.cch.kcl.ac.uk/speakers/|title=Dr Rupa Huq |publisher=Girls & Digital Culture|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}} Rupa Huq</ref> which included being a post-graduate at [[Marc Bloch University|Strasbourg II University]] in France during which time she also worked at the [[European Parliament]] for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]],<ref name="huffingtonpost"/> shadowing Labour [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] [[Carole Tongue]].<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/>


==Career==
==Career==
===Education===
===Education===
In 1998, Huq moved to [[Manchester]]<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/> From 1998 to 2004, She was a lecturer at [[University of Manchester]],<ref name="fass.kingston"/> during which she held a Leverhulme Trust Fellowship.<ref name="kingston">{{cite web |url=http://www.kingston.ac.uk/pressoffice/findanexpert/profile/25/Rupa-Huq/|title=Dr Rupa Huq |publisher=Kingston University|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
In 1998, Huq moved to [[Manchester]]<ref name="manchestereveningnews">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/spin-doctor-rupa-aims-to-be-no-1146663|title=Spin doctor Rupa aims to be No 1|location= |work= |location=Manchester|publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=10 August 2004|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> From 1998 to 2004, She was a lecturer at [[University of Manchester]],<ref name="fass.kingston"/> during which she held a Leverhulme Trust Fellowship.<ref name="kingston">{{cite web |url=http://www.kingston.ac.uk/pressoffice/findanexpert/profile/25/Rupa-Huq/|title=Dr Rupa Huq |publisher=Kingston University|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>


Since September 2004, Huq was a senior lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at [[Kingston University]]<ref name="gdc"/> in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.<ref name="kingston"/> She also teaches Media and Cultural Studies.<ref name="gbnews24">{{cite news |last=Ahmed|first=Syed Shah Salim|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|title=Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015|location= |work= |publisher=''GBNEWS24.com''|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>
Since September 2004, Huq was a senior lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at [[Kingston University]]<ref name="gdc"/> in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.<ref name="kingston"/> She also teaches Media and Cultural Studies.<ref name="gbnews24">{{cite news |last=Ahmed|first=Syed Shah Salim|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|title=Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015|location= |work= |publisher=''GBNEWS24.com''|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>


===Writing===
===Writing===
Huq has a column in ''[[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]]'', and regularly contributes to the ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[New Statesman]]'' and ''Progress magazine''.<ref name="makejusticework">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.makejusticework.org.uk/ambassador/rupa-huq/|title=Make Justice Work Ambassador: Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''Make Justice Work''|year=2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
Huq has a column in ''[[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]]'', and regularly contributes to the ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[New Statesman]]'', ''Progress magazine''<ref name="makejusticework">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.makejusticework.org.uk/ambassador/rupa-huq/|title=Make Justice Work Ambassador: Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''Make Justice Work''|year=2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> and ''[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]]''.<ref name="getwestlondon1"/>


Huq's research specialism has chiefly been youth culture and pop music.<ref name="gdc"/> In 2006, her book ''Beyond Subculture: youth, pop and identity in a post-colonial world''<ref name="timeshighereducation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/on-the-edge-the-contested-cultures-of-english-suburbia-by-rupa-huq/2003347.article|title=On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia by Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Times Higher Education]]''|date=25 April 2013|accessdate=1 March 20142}}</ref> on these themes was published. It was subsequently one of five titles shortlisted for the 2007 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial prize.<ref name="kingston"/><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-rupa-huq/|title=Dr Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In May 2012, her second book ''Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture'' was published.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781780932248|title=Konnie Huq: My family values|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="bloomsburyacademic">{{cite web |url=http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/Making-Sense-of-Suburbia-through-Popular-Culture/book-ba-9781780932576.xml|title= Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
Huq's research specialism has chiefly been youth culture and pop music.<ref name="gdc"/> In 2006, her book ''Beyond Subculture: youth, pop and identity in a post-colonial world''<ref name="timeshighereducation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/on-the-edge-the-contested-cultures-of-english-suburbia-by-rupa-huq/2003347.article|title=On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia by Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Times Higher Education]]''|date=25 April 2013|accessdate=1 March 20142}}</ref> on these themes was published. It was subsequently one of five titles shortlisted for the 2007 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial prize.<ref name="kingston"/><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-rupa-huq/|title=Dr Rupa Huq|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In May 2012, her second book ''Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture'' was published.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781780932248|title=Konnie Huq: My family values|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="bloomsburyacademic">{{cite web |url=http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/Making-Sense-of-Suburbia-through-Popular-Culture/book-ba-9781780932576.xml|title= Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
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Huq was one of three Labour candidates campaigning for a council seat in Walpole in the constituency of Ealing.<ref name="independent"/> In 2010, after the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2010|local elections]], she became the Deputy Mayor of the [[London Borough of Ealing]] for the municipal year 2010<ref name="guardian3">{{cite news |last=Huq|first=Rupa|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/28/mayoress-ealing-local-government|title=Why a ceremonial figurehead can mean progress|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=28 June 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> – 2011.<ref name="guardian4">{{cite news |last=Huq|first=Rupa|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/13/ealing-suburbs-riots|title=In Ealing, the sound of the suburbs shedding their leafy reputation|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=13 August 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
Huq was one of three Labour candidates campaigning for a council seat in Walpole in the constituency of Ealing.<ref name="independent"/> In 2010, after the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2010|local elections]], she became the Deputy Mayor of the [[London Borough of Ealing]] for the municipal year 2010<ref name="guardian3">{{cite news |last=Huq|first=Rupa|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/28/mayoress-ealing-local-government|title=Why a ceremonial figurehead can mean progress|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=28 June 2010|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> – 2011.<ref name="guardian4">{{cite news |last=Huq|first=Rupa|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/13/ealing-suburbs-riots|title=In Ealing, the sound of the suburbs shedding their leafy reputation|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=13 August 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>


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On 2 November 2013, Huq was chosen by Labour as their prospective parliamentary candidate for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton constituency]] to challenge Conservative MP [[Angie Bray]] at the [[2015 UK General Election]].<ref name="gbnews24"/><ref name="chiswickw4">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.chiswickw4.com/shared/eaecaseat001.htm|title=Labour pick candidate for Ealing Central and Acton seat|location=Chiswick|work= |publisher=''Chiswickw4.com''|date=4 November 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="getwestlondon2">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/ealing-labour-pick-tv-stars-6281362|title=Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate|location=London|work= |publisher=''Get West London''|date=7 November 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>
On 2 November 2013, Huq became the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate in the Ealing Central and Acton constituency for the 2015 general election.


===Media===
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On 2 November 2013, Huq was chosen by Labour as their prospective parliamentary candidate for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton]] to challenge Conservative MP [[Angie Bray]] at the [[2015 UK General Election]].<ref name="gbnews24"/><ref name="chiswickw4">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.chiswickw4.com/shared/eaecaseat001.htm|title=Labour pick candidate for Ealing Central and Acton seat|location=Chiswick|work= |publisher=''Chiswickw4.com''|date=4 November 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="getwestlondon">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/ealing-labour-pick-tv-stars-6281362|title=Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate|location=London|work= |publisher=''Get West London''|date=7 November 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>
Huq has appeared on [[Channel S]] and [[Bangla TV]] as well as ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' and [[BBC News 24]].<ref name="getwestlondon1"/> On radio she has been on the ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today programme]]'' on [[Radio 4]], [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] and [[BBC Asian Network]].<ref name="getwestlondon1"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Huq has a son Rafi, (born 2004).<ref name="bucksfreepress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/590792.chesham_amersham_rupa_huq_labour/|title=Chesham & Amersham: Rupa Huq (Labour)|location= |work= |publisher=''Chesham and Amersham''|date=25 April 2005|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Her elder sister Nutun is an architect.<ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Bedford|first=Alice|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-504035/Konnie-Huq-rides-Blue-Peter.html|title=Konnie Huq rides out from Blue Peter|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=21 December 2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Her younger sister is former ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter [[Konnie Huq]].<ref name="dailymail3">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1080680/Rupa-lands-left-Huq-Blair-lite-Cameron.html|title=Rupa lands a left Huq on 'Blair-lite' Cameron|location= |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=26 October 2008|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Saner|first= Emine|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-417714/Blue-Peter-Konnies-sister-blasts-bid-spy-Muslim-students.html|title=Blue Peter Konnie's sister blasts bid to 'spy on Muslim students'|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=21 November 2006|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In 2008, her father was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Saner|first=Emine|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/exclusive-konnie-huq-reveals-why-she-became-397573|title=Exclusive: Konnie Huq reveals why she became a volunteer|location= |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Daily Mirror]]''|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
Huq has a son Rafi (born 2004).<ref name="bucksfreepress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/590792.chesham_amersham_rupa_huq_labour/|title=Chesham & Amersham: Rupa Huq (Labour)|location= |work= |publisher=''Chesham and Amersham''|date=25 April 2005|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Her elder sister Nutun is an architect.<ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Bedford|first=Alice|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-504035/Konnie-Huq-rides-Blue-Peter.html|title=Konnie Huq rides out from Blue Peter|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=21 December 2007|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> Her younger sister is former ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter [[Konnie Huq]].<ref name="dailymail3">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1080680/Rupa-lands-left-Huq-Blair-lite-Cameron.html|title=Rupa lands a left Huq on 'Blair-lite' Cameron|location= |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=26 October 2008|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Saner|first= Emine|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-417714/Blue-Peter-Konnies-sister-blasts-bid-spy-Muslim-students.html|title=Blue Peter Konnie's sister blasts bid to 'spy on Muslim students'|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=21 November 2006|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In 2008, her father was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Saner|first=Emine|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/exclusive-konnie-huq-reveals-why-she-became-397573|title=Exclusive: Konnie Huq reveals why she became a volunteer|location= |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Daily Mirror]]''|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>


She first started DJ-ing for a hospital radio station at the age of 17.<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/>
She first started DJ-ing for a hospital radio station at the age of 17.<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/>


Huq is also a music DJ under the stage name "Dr Huq"<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/> and recorded a jingle for [[John Peel]] in [[Bengali language|Bengali]].{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
Huq is also a music DJ under the [[stage name]] "Dr Huq"<ref name="manchestereveningnews"/> and recorded a jingle for [[John Peel]] in [[Bengali language|Bengali]].{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = English writer and politician
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = English writer and politician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 2 April 1972
| DATE OF BIRTH = 2 April 1972
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Victoria Park, London|Victoria Park]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], London, England
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hammersmith]], London, England
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Cambridge University
University of East London
Occupation(s)Writer, columnist, politician, senior lecturer, music DJ
EmployerKingston University
Political partyLabour
ChildrenRafi (son)
Parent(s)Muhammad Huq (father)
Roshan Ara Huq (mother)
RelativesNutun Huq (sister)
Konnie Huq (sister)
Websitewww.rupahuq.co.uk

Rupa Asha Huq (

2015 UK General Election
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Early life

Huq's father, Muhammad Muszuddin Abedul Huq (born 1936),[1][2] and mother, Roshan Ara Huq, came to Britain in the 1960s so their children could have good opportunities and a higher level of education than if they stayed in Bangladesh.[1] Huq's father was training to become an actuary for Prudential, however gave it up to start an Indian restaurant in Soho, London. After the recession of the early 1990s the council did not renew the restaurant's lease so the business folded. He started another restaurant in Harrow but has since retired.[3]

Huq was born in Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith, London, England. At the age of eight, she made her first media appearance on the BBC Schools series Look and Read.[4]

Huq attended

Cambridge University. In 1999, she completed a PhD in cultural studies thesis on youth culture at the University of East London,[5] comparing young people in East London and the Alsace region of France,[6] which included being a post-graduate at Strasbourg II University in France during which time she also worked at the European Parliament for the Labour Party,[7] shadowing Labour MEP Carole Tongue.[8]

Career

Education

In 1998, Huq moved to Manchester[8] From 1998 to 2004, She was a lecturer at University of Manchester,[5] during which she held a Leverhulme Trust Fellowship.[9]

Since September 2004, Huq was a senior lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at Kingston University[6] in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.[9] She also teaches Media and Cultural Studies.[10]

Writing

Huq has a column in

The Times Higher Education Supplement.[4]

Huq's research specialism has chiefly been youth culture and pop music.[6] In 2006, her book Beyond Subculture: youth, pop and identity in a post-colonial world[12] on these themes was published. It was subsequently one of five titles shortlisted for the 2007 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial prize.[9][7] In May 2012, her second book Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture was published.[1][13]

Politics

Huq was a researcher for

election in the North West.[7][14]

In 2005, she stood as the Labour

2005 general election.[15] She received 6,610 votes,[14] however, lost to the Conservative candidate Cheryl Gillan who had 11,882 votes.[10]

Huq was one of three Labour candidates campaigning for a council seat in Walpole in the constituency of Ealing.

local elections, she became the Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Ealing for the municipal year 2010[16] – 2011.[17]

On 2 November 2013, Huq was chosen by Labour as their prospective parliamentary candidate for

2015 UK General Election.[10][18][19]

Media

Huq has appeared on

BBC News 24.[4] On radio she has been on the Today programme on Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Asian Network.[4]

Personal life

Huq has a son Rafi (born 2004).[20] Her elder sister Nutun is an architect.[21] Her younger sister is former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq.[22][23] In 2008, her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer.[24]

She first started DJ-ing for a hospital radio station at the age of 17.[8]

Huq is also a music DJ under the stage name "Dr Huq"[8] and recorded a jingle for John Peel in Bengali.[citation needed]

Books

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2006 Beyond Subculture: Pop, Youth and Identity in a Postcolonial World Bloomsbury Academic ISBN 978-0415278157
2013 Making Sense of Suburbia Through Popular Culture Routledge ISBN 978-1780932248
On The Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia Lawrence and Wishart ISBN 978-1907103728

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Konnie Huq: my family wanted me to marry a Muslim". The Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "telegraph" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. Mail Online. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  3. ^ Iziren, Adeline (29 May 2010). "Konnie Huq: My family values". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Gates, James (3 June 2010). "Blue Peter star's sister is new deputy mayor". London: Get West London. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Dr Rupa Huq". Kingston University. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Dr Rupa Huq". Girls & Digital Culture. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Rupa Huq
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    The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  8. ^ a b c d "Spin doctor Rupa aims to be No 1". Manchester: Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b c "Dr Rupa Huq". Kingston University. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  10. ^ a b c Ahmed, Syed Shah Salim (1 December 2013). "Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015". GBNEWS24.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Make Justice Work Ambassador: Rupa Huq". Make Justice Work. 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia by Rupa Huq". Times Higher Education. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 20142. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Making Sense of Suburbia through Popular Culture". Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  14. ^ a b c Jarvis, Alice-Azania (9 April 2010). "Pandora: 'Blue Peter' Konnie's sister takes red corner". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  16. ^ Huq, Rupa (28 June 2010). "Why a ceremonial figurehead can mean progress". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Huq, Rupa (13 August 2011). "In Ealing, the sound of the suburbs shedding their leafy reputation". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Russell, Michael (4 November 2013). "Labour pick candidate for Ealing Central and Acton seat". Chiswick: Chiswickw4.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Russell, Michael (7 November 2013). "Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate". London: Get West London. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Chesham & Amersham: Rupa Huq (Labour)". Chesham and Amersham. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. Mail Online. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  22. Mail Online. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  23. Mail Online. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  24. ^ Saner, Emine (3 June 2009). "Exclusive: Konnie Huq reveals why she became a volunteer". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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