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[[Amnesty International]], [[Save the Children]] and [[Islamic Relief]].<ref name="emel"/> She has travelled and worked all over the world from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen to, Haiti, Tajikistan, Burma, Russia, Pakistan and Indonesia.<ref name="cherylhayes">{{cite web |url=http://www.cherylhayes.co.uk/page.asp?p=8148|title=Shaista Aziz|publisher=Cheryl Hayes Management|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
[[Amnesty International]], [[Save the Children]] and [[Islamic Relief]].<ref name="emel"/> She has travelled and worked all over the world from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen to, Haiti, Tajikistan, Burma, Russia, Pakistan and Indonesia.<ref name="cherylhayes">{{cite web |url=http://www.cherylhayes.co.uk/page.asp?p=8148|title=Shaista Aziz|publisher=Cheryl Hayes Management|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>


Aziz is a commentator on international current affairs, writes for ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper,<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Aziz|first=Shaista|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/shaista-aziz%20Profile|title=Profile|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=20 July 2010|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and is a regular panel guest on [[BBC Radio]].<ref name="comedycv">{{cite web |url=http://www.comedycv.co.uk/shaistaaziz/index.html|title=Shaista Aziz|publisher=comedy cv|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> In January and February 2011, she wrote a series of scripts for [[BBC Radio 2]]'s ''[[Pause for Thought]]'',<ref name="pauseforthought1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x96n3|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=The Early Breakfast Show. [[Pause for Thought]]|location= |publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=12 January 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought3">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xh61b|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=26 January 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought4">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xngrv|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=2 February 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought5">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y8x59|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=9 February 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, she appeared as a guest on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Woman's Hour]]''.<ref name="woman'shour">{{cite web |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z629x|title=Women of the World|work=[[Woman's Hour]]|location=[[Southbank Centre|London Southbank Centre]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=29 August 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, she appeared on [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[4thought.tv]]''.<ref name="4thoughttv">{{cite web |url=http://www.4thought.tv/4thoughts/0261-Shaista-Aziz-Should-Muslims-adapt-to-Britain-or-should-Britain-adapt-to-Muslims-|title=Should Muslim adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims|work=[[4thought.tv]]|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=20 March 2011}} Shaista Aziz</ref>
Aziz is a commentator on international current affairs, writes for ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper,<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Aziz|first=Shaista|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/shaista-aziz%20Profile|title=Profile|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=20 July 2010|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and is a regular panel guest on [[BBC Radio]].<ref name="comedycv">{{cite web |url=http://www.comedycv.co.uk/shaistaaziz/index.html|title=Shaista Aziz|publisher=comedy cv|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> In January and February 2011, she wrote a series of scripts for [[BBC Radio 2]]'s ''[[Pause for Thought]]'',<ref name="pauseforthought1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x96n3|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=The Early Breakfast Show. [[Pause for Thought]]|location= |publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=12 January 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought3">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xh61b|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=26 January 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought4">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xngrv|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=2 February 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pauseforthought5">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y8x59|title=Pause For Thought from Shaista Aziz|work=[[Vanessa Feltz]]. [[Pause for Thought]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]]|date=9 February 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, she appeared as a guest on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Woman's Hour]]''.<ref name="woman'shour">{{cite web |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z629x|title=Women of the World|work=[[Woman's Hour]]|location=[[Southbank Centre|London Southbank Centre]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=29 August 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, she appeared on [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[4thought.tv]]''.<ref name="4thoughttv">{{cite web |url=http://www.4thought.tv/4thoughts/0261-Shaista-Aziz-Should-Muslims-adapt-to-Britain-or-should-Britain-adapt-to-Muslims-|title=Should Muslim adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims|work=[[4thought.tv]]|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=20 March 2011}} Shaista Aziz</ref>


In March 2015, a documentary was broadcast on [[BBC Three]] featuring Aziz visiting France to find out why the country has become so divided, with many young Muslims feeling alienated from mainstream society.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05psc6r/a-nation-divided-the-charlie-hebdo-aftermath|title=A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath|publisher=[[BBC Three]]|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="theartsdesk">{{cite news |last=Sweeting|first=Adam|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/nation-divided-charlie-hebdo-aftermath-bbc-three|title=A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath, BBC Three|work= |location= |publisher=''The Arts Desk''|date=31 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Virtue|first=Graeme|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/mar/30/monday-best-tv-ark-travel-man-dentistry|title=Monday’s best TV|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last=Aziz|first=Shaista|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32053906|title=Paris Muslims struggle to feel accepted|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="herald">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.herald.ie/news/biblical-blockbuster-31103064.html|title=Biblical blockbuster|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Herald (Ireland)|The Herald]]''|date=31 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref>
In March 2015, Aziz presented the [[BBC Three]] documentary ''A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath'', in which she visited France to find out why the country has become so divided, with young Muslims feeling alienated from mainstream society since the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]].<ref name="bbc1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05psc6r/a-nation-divided-the-charlie-hebdo-aftermath|title=A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath|publisher=[[BBC Three]]|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="theartsdesk">{{cite news |last=Sweeting|first=Adam|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/nation-divided-charlie-hebdo-aftermath-bbc-three|title=A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath, BBC Three|work= |location= |publisher=''The Arts Desk''|date=31 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news |last=Virtue|first=Graeme|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/mar/30/monday-best-tv-ark-travel-man-dentistry|title=Monday’s best TV|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last=Aziz|first=Shaista|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32053906|title=Paris Muslims struggle to feel accepted|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="herald">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.herald.ie/news/biblical-blockbuster-31103064.html|title=Biblical blockbuster|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Herald (Ireland)|The Herald]]''|date=31 March 2015|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref>


==Stand-up career==
==Stand-up career==
Aziz has performed stand up across the UK, including at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] with the [[Laughing Cows Comedy|Laughing Cows]] in August 2010, the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival<ref name="1stwitness">{{cite web |url=http://www.1stwitness.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27:shaista-aziz-comedy-success&catid=30:the-community|title=Shaista Aziz Comedy Success|publisher=1st witness|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] in October 2010.<ref name="theglobalunity">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/10/conference/artists-a-performers|title=Artists & Performers|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2010|date=October 2010|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
Aziz has performed stand up across the UK, including at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] with the [[Laughing Cows Comedy|Laughing Cows]] in August 2010, the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival<ref name="1stwitness">{{cite web |url=http://www.1stwitness.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27:shaista-aziz-comedy-success&catid=30:the-community|title=Shaista Aziz Comedy Success|publisher=1st witness|date= |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] in October 2010.<ref name="theglobalunity">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/10/conference/artists-a-performers|title=Artists & Performers|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2010|date=October 2010|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>

Aziz is writing a sitcom and new comedy material reflecting her experiences of travelling the world.<ref name="bbc2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5VS8FbdSjR5HF1xMHxfT9zZ/q-a-with-presenter-shaista-aziz|title=Q&A with presenter Shaista Aziz|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC Three]]''|date= |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref>


==Awards, nominations and recognition==
==Awards, nominations and recognition==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2007, Aziz married an [[Iraq]]i [[Trauma surgery|trauma]] and [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopedic]] [[surgeon]] in a [[nikah]] ceremony in [[Jordan]].<ref name="youtube"/> In March 2010, she and her husband left [[London]] and moved to [[Manchester]].<ref name="pauseforthought2"/>
Aziz is a [[Muslim]].<ref name="bbc2"/> In 2007, she married an [[Iraq]]i [[Trauma surgery|trauma]] and [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopedic]] [[surgeon]] in a [[nikah]] ceremony in [[Jordan]].<ref name="youtube"/> In March 2010, she and her husband left [[London]] and moved to [[Manchester]].<ref name="pauseforthought2"/> Aziz now mostly lives and works in Pakistan.<ref name="bbc2"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:00, 1 April 2015

Shaista Aziz
شائستہ قوال
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationBA English literature and Women's studies
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, stand-up comedian

Shaista Aziz (

Urdu: شائستہ قوال; born 1978) is an English journalist, writer, stand-up comedian and former international aid worker of Pakistani
descent.

Early life

Aziz's father arrived in Britain from Kashmir, Pakistan, at the age of 16.[1] She is the only daughter of her parents.[2] Aziz was born and brought up in Oxford,[3] and read BA in English literature and Women's studies at university.[4]

Journalism career

Aziz has worked as a

Al Jazeera's English news website in Doha, Qatar,[5] a broadcast journalist and producer for the BBC and has written for New Internationalist magazine. As well as media specialist for Oxfam.[6]

Amnesty International, Save the Children and Islamic Relief.[4] She has travelled and worked all over the world from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen to, Haiti, Tajikistan, Burma, Russia, Pakistan and Indonesia.[7]

Aziz is a commentator on international current affairs, writes for

Pause for Thought,[10][11][12][13] In March 2011, she appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.[14] In August 2011, she appeared on Channel 4's 4thought.tv.[15]

In March 2015, Aziz presented the BBC Three documentary A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath, in which she visited France to find out why the country has become so divided, with young Muslims feeling alienated from mainstream society since the Charlie Hebdo shooting.[16][17][18][19][20]

Stand-up career

Aziz has performed stand up across the UK, including at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the Laughing Cows in August 2010, the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival[21] and the Global Peace and Unity Event in October 2010.[22]

Aziz is writing a sitcom and new comedy material reflecting her experiences of travelling the world.[23]

Awards, nominations and recognition

In 2006, Aziz was elected to the National Union of Journalists Black Members Council.[6]

In May 2010, she reached the final of the Liverpool Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Awards[7] and won the "King Gong" open mic competition at the Manchester Comedy Store.[24] In September 2010, she reached the semi-finals of the Funny Women competition.[7]

Personal life

Aziz is a

nikah ceremony in Jordan.[2] In March 2010, she and her husband left London and moved to Manchester.[3] Aziz now mostly lives and works in Pakistan.[23]

References

  1. Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 15 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "A Night of Piece & Laughter". Piece Initiative. Maida Restaurant, Blackburn: YouTube. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. ^
    Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 19 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "The League of Extraordinary Women". emel. August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Shaista Aziz
  5. ^ Kiss, Jemima (2 January 2004). "Al-Jazeera sacks another English journalist". Outspoken union member and ex-BBC journalist dismissed. Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Muslim Communities in Europe: Britain". Sala@m. Retrieved 29 August 2011. Shaista Aziz
  7. ^ a b c "Shaista Aziz". Cheryl Hayes Management. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  8. ^ Aziz, Shaista (20 July 2010). "Profile". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Shaista Aziz". comedy cv. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  10. Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 12 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  11. Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 26 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  12. Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 2 February 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  13. Pause for Thought. BBC Radio 2
    . 9 February 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Women of the World". Woman's Hour. London Southbank Centre: BBC Radio 4. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  15. ^ "Should Muslim adapt to Britain or should Britain adapt to Muslims". 4thought.tv. Channel 4. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011. Shaista Aziz
  16. ^ "A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath". BBC Three. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  17. ^ Sweeting, Adam (31 March 2015). "A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath, BBC Three". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 1 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Virtue, Graeme (30 March 2015). "Monday's best TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Aziz, Shaista (30 March 2015). "Paris Muslims struggle to feel accepted". BBC News. Retrieved 1 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Biblical blockbuster". The Herald. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Shaista Aziz Comedy Success". 1st witness. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  22. ^ "Artists & Performers". Global Peace and Unity Event 2010. October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  23. ^ a b c "Q&A with presenter Shaista Aziz". BBC Three. Retrieved 1 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. YouTube

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