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'''Rabina Khan''' ({{lang-bn|রবিনা খান}}; born 15 September 1972) is a [[Bangladesh]]i-born British [[writer]], [[Independent (politician)|independent]] [[politician]], [[councillor]] for [[Shadwell]], [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] Member for Housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council|Tower Hamlets Council]], [[Community service|community worker]] and author of ''Ayesha's Rainbow''.
'''Rabina Khan''' ({{lang-bn|রবিনা খান}}; born 15 September 1972) is a [[Bangladesh]]i-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[writer]], [[politician]], [[councillor]] for [[Shadwell]], [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] Member for Housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council|Tower Hamlets Council]], [[Community service|community worker]] and author of ''Ayesha's Rainbow''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Khan is the eldest of five siblings, whose father worked as a machine operator at [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] [[Chatham Dockyard|Dockyards]] in [[Kent]], he returned to [[Bangladesh]] to marry. Khan was born in [[Bangladesh]] and brought to England by her mother at the age of three.<ref name="thenational">{{cite news |last=Kemp|first=Charlotte|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women#ful|title='The veil should not be a barrier between women'|work= |location=Abu Dhabi|publisher=''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]''|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Khan grew up in [[Rochester, Kent|Rochester]], [[Kent]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbq6b|title=Rabina Khan|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=17 October 2012|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref>
Khan is the eldest of five siblings, whose father worked as a machine operator at [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] [[Chatham Dockyard|Dockyards]] in [[Kent]], he returned to [[Bangladesh]] to marry. Khan was born in [[Bangladesh]] and brought to [[England]] by her mother at the age of three.<ref name="thenational">{{cite news |last=Kemp|first=Charlotte|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women#ful|title='The veil should not be a barrier between women'|work= |location=Abu Dhabi|publisher=''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]''|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Khan grew up in [[Rochester, Kent|Rochester]], Kent.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbq6b|title=Rabina Khan|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=17 October 2012|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref>


In 1992, at the age of 19, after studying for her [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]], Khan left school, got married, and moved to [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], [[London]] to be with her husband, then a trainee teacher who is four years her senior.<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="authorsonline">{{cite web |url=http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/author/Rabina+Khan/|title=Biography for Rabina Khan|publisher=Authors OnLine|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
In 1992, at the age of 19, after studying for her [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]], Khan left school, got married, and moved to [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], [[London]] to be with her husband, then a trainee teacher who is four years her senior.<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="authorsonline">{{cite web |url=http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/author/Rabina+Khan/|title=Biography for Rabina Khan|publisher=Authors OnLine|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>


==Writing career==
==Writing career==
In 2003, Khan published her first novel ''Rainbow Hands''.<ref name="authorsonline">{{cite web |url= http://www.fore-word.com/authorRabina.htm|title=Author profile: Rabina Khan|publisher=Fore-word Press Ltd|year=2005|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Followed by a short story ''If Birds Could Fly'' published in [[Channel 4]]'s ''TN4 Magazine''.<ref name="rabinakhanwriting">{{cite web |url=http://www.rabinakhan.com/writing.htm|title=Books and Writing|publisher=Rabina Khan|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006, she published her second novel ''Ayesha's Rainbow''<ref name="ayeshasrainbow">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ayeshas-Rainbow-Fiction-Rabina-Khan/dp/0954886720/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335717051&sr=1-1|title=Ayesha's Rainbow|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=15 September 2006|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
In 2003, Khan published her first novel ''Rainbow Hands''.<ref name="authorsonline">{{cite web |url= http://www.fore-word.com/authorRabina.htm|title=Author profile: Rabina Khan|publisher=Fore-word Press Ltd|year=2005|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Followed by a short story ''If Birds Could Fly'' published in [[Channel 4]]'s ''TN4 Magazine''.<ref name="rabinakhanwriting">{{cite web |url=http://www.rabinakhan.com/writing.htm|title=Books and Writing|publisher=Rabina Khan|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006, she published her second novel ''Ayesha's Rainbow''<ref name="ayeshasrainbow">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ayeshas-Rainbow-Fiction-Rabina-Khan/dp/0954886720/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335717051&sr=1-1|title=Ayesha's Rainbow|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=15 September 2006|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>


Khan was awarded a place on the Royal Literary Fund Mentoring Scheme and asked to take part in the Spitafields Women's Literary Festival 2004 and 2005. She was awarded a Tower Hamlets Civic Award <ref name="authorsonline"/>
Khan was awarded a place on the Royal Literary Fund Mentoring Scheme and asked to take part in the Spitafields Women's Literary Festival 2004 and 2005. She was awarded a Tower Hamlets Civic Award.<ref name="authorsonline"/>


In June 2005, Khan co-founded Monsoon Press with [[Rekha Waheed]],<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="asiansinmedia">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/publishing/1737|title=Book week: Profile - Rabina Khan|location= |work= |publisher=''Asians in Media''|date=14 September 2007|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> She has also been involved in editing the anthologies, ''Silent Voices''<ref name="silentvoices">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Voices-Zahrah-Awaleh/dp/0955726700/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335351723&sr=1-5|title=Ayesha's Rainbow|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=17 October 2007|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> and ''Behind The Hijab''.<ref name="behindthehijab">{{cite news |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Hijab-MONSOON-PRESS/dp/0955726719/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335351786&sr=1-1|title=Behind the Hijab|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=11 February 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Between January 2006 to January 2008, Khan was writer in residence at [[Central Foundation Girls' School]].<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="asiansinmedia"/>
In June 2005, Khan co-founded Monsoon Press with [[Rekha Waheed]],<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="asiansinmedia">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/publishing/1737|title=Book week: Profile - Rabina Khan|location= |work= |publisher=''Asians in Media''|date=14 September 2007|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> She has also been involved in editing the anthologies, ''Silent Voices''<ref name="silentvoices">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Voices-Zahrah-Awaleh/dp/0955726700/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335351723&sr=1-5|title=Ayesha's Rainbow|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=17 October 2007|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> and ''Behind The Hijab''.<ref name="behindthehijab">{{cite news |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Hijab-MONSOON-PRESS/dp/0955726719/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335351786&sr=1-1|title=Behind the Hijab|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=11 February 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Between January 2006 to January 2008, Khan was writer in residence at [[Central Foundation Girls' School]].<ref name="thenational"/><ref name="asiansinmedia"/>
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In January 2007, Khan founded television production company, Silsila Productions.<ref name="towerhamletsarts">{{cite web |url=http://www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/?cat=29&cid=29094&guide=Artists|title=Rabina Khan – Artists directory|work=Arts & Entertainment|location= |publisher=Tower Hamlets|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Since 2007, she has been a Creative Director at Silsila Productions.<ref name="silsilaproductionschallengingextremism"/> In 2007, she also wrote the play ''Shilpa and Jade'' for the Wellcome Trust Pulse Project.<ref name="mbalit">{{cite web |url=http://www.mbalit.co.uk/author/510|title=Rabina Khan|publisher=MBA Literary Agents|date= |accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> In 2009, she wrote the screenplay ''Shahid and Annika''<ref name="silsilaproductionsbehindthehijab">{{cite web |url=http://www.silsilaproductions.co.uk/Behind%20the%20Hijab.html|title=Behind the Hijab|publisher=Silsila Productions|date=4 March 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}} Rabina Khan</ref> She wrote and produced two short films – ''The Good Wife'', sponsored by Sixteen Films, and ''Shrouded'', commissioned by London Met Services.<ref name="mbalit"/>
In January 2007, Khan founded television production company, Silsila Productions.<ref name="towerhamletsarts">{{cite web |url=http://www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/?cat=29&cid=29094&guide=Artists|title=Rabina Khan – Artists directory|work=Arts & Entertainment|location= |publisher=Tower Hamlets|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Since 2007, she has been a Creative Director at Silsila Productions.<ref name="silsilaproductionschallengingextremism"/> In 2007, she also wrote the play ''Shilpa and Jade'' for the Wellcome Trust Pulse Project.<ref name="mbalit">{{cite web |url=http://www.mbalit.co.uk/author/510|title=Rabina Khan|publisher=MBA Literary Agents|date= |accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> In 2009, she wrote the screenplay ''Shahid and Annika''<ref name="silsilaproductionsbehindthehijab">{{cite web |url=http://www.silsilaproductions.co.uk/Behind%20the%20Hijab.html|title=Behind the Hijab|publisher=Silsila Productions|date=4 March 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}} Rabina Khan</ref> She wrote and produced two short films – ''The Good Wife'', sponsored by Sixteen Films, and ''Shrouded'', commissioned by London Met Services.<ref name="mbalit"/>

==Community work==
Khan has worked for as a Community Regeneration worker in [[Isle of Dogs]], Tower Hamlets in the [[East End of London]]. She has worked for Tower Hamlets Council in the social and education sectors and for government regeneration initiatives such as Bethnal Green City Challenge managing education and empowerment projects for women and young girls from ethnic minority communities. Khan has also been involved in community initiatives in Tower Hamlets.<ref name="authorsonline"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
In May 2010, in the [[Tower Hamlets Council election, 2010|Tower Hamlets Council election]] Khan, as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate, won her [[Shadwell]] seat where previously a Labour candidate had failed three times to win. In October 2010, she was suspended along with nine other councillors from the Labour Party for her support of the [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] [[Directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets|Mayor]], [[Lutfur Rahman (politician)|Lutfur Rahman]], in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]].<ref name="anneofcarversville"/><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewgilligan/100056657/lutfur-rahman-eleven-are-expelled-from-the-labour-party/|title=Lutfur Rahman: Eleven are expelled from the Labour Party|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
In May 2010, in the [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 2010|Tower Hamlets Council election]], as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate, Khan won her [[Shadwell]] seat where previously a Labour candidate had failed three times to win. In October 2010, she was suspended along with nine other councillors from the Labour Party for her support of the [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] [[Directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets|Mayor]], [[Lutfur Rahman (politician)|Lutfur Rahman]], in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]].<ref name="anneofcarversville"/><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewgilligan/100056657/lutfur-rahman-eleven-are-expelled-from-the-labour-party/|title=Lutfur Rahman: Eleven are expelled from the Labour Party|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2011, she defected to [[Tower Hamlets First]]<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/rabina_khan_takes_on_fight_for_sacked_mayor_rahman_for_tower_hamlets_re_run_election_1_4056687?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed|title=Rabina Khan takes on fight for sacked mayor Rahman for Tower Hamlets re-run election|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[East London Advertiser]]''|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> In [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 2014|2014]], Khan was re-elected in the Shadwell ward. In April 2015, she announced that she will be a candidate in the election for Mayor of Tower Hamlets.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser"/><ref name="standard">{{cite news |last=de Peyer|first=Robin|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/disgraced-tower-hamlets-mayor-lutfur-rahman-calls-on-supporters-to-donate-funds-for-legal-challenge-at-mass-rally-10217290.html|title=Disgraced ex-Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman calls on supporters to donate funds for legal challenge|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=30 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>


Khan is now the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] Member of Housing,<ref name="londoncouncils">{{cite web |url=http://directory.londoncouncils.gov.uk/directory/towerhamlets/executive/|title=London Borough of Tower Hamlets|publisher= London Councils' Directory|year=2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Development and Renewal with a remit for delivering housing pledges.<ref name="bbwhoswho11">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who_%20who_2011.pdf|date=October 2011|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=68|isbn= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
Khan is now the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] Member of Housing,<ref name="londoncouncils">{{cite web |url=http://directory.londoncouncils.gov.uk/directory/towerhamlets/executive/|title=London Borough of Tower Hamlets|publisher= London Councils' Directory|year=2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Development and Renewal with a remit for delivering housing pledges.<ref name="bbwhoswho11">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who_%20who_2011.pdf|date=October 2011|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=68|isbn= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Controversy==
In 2010, Khan was short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Award.<ref name="mbalit"/> In October 2014, she was named 'hero of the year' in the prestigious European Diversity awards for her engagement in the East End and wider society.<ref name="muslimnews">{{cite news |last=Asaad Buaras|first=Elham|url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/home-news/muslim-councillor-wins-european-diversity-award/|title=Muslim Councillor wins European diversity award|work= |location= |publisher=''Muslim News''|date=28 November 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonadvertiser">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/east_end_housing_cabinet_member_rabina_wins_european_diversity_award_1_3796687|title=East End housing cabinet member Rabina wins European Diversity award|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[East London Advertiser]]''|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>
In February 2013 Khan was widely critized for her use of taxi's at taxpayer's expense whilst apparently undertaking duties as a councilor. On one occasion Khan billed the taxpayer for £120 for a journey of just 1.5 miles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cllr Rabina Khan’s £120 cab for a 1.5 mile trip to the park (bus fare £1.35)|url=http://trialbyjeory.com/2013/02/27/cllr-rabina-khans-120-cab-for-a-1-5-mile-trip-to-the-park-bus-fare-1-35/|publisher=Ted Jeory|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>

==Election Petition Trial==

In April 2015 following the discharging of office of the former Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman, Khan along with the remaining 17 Tower Hamlets First councillors were all named by Commissioner Richard Mawrey QC as being elected to Tower Hamlets Council in May 2014 as a result of corrupt and illegal practices <ref>{{cite web|title=Tower Hamlets election court: Judge Richard Mawrey QC’s full ruling |url=http://trialbyjeory.com/2015/04/23/tower-hamlets-election-court-judge-richard-mawrey-qcs-full-ruling/|publisher=Ted Jeory|accessdate=29 April 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
She has announced that she will be a candidate in the election for Mayor of Tower Hamlets. <ref>http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/rabina_khan_takes_on_fight_for_sacked_mayor_rahman_for_tower_hamlets_re_run_election_1_4056687?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed</ref>
Khan is a [[Muslim]]<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser"/> and lives in [[Whitechapel]], London<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news |last=Saini|first=Angela|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/01/29/rabina_khan_feature.shtml|title=Racism in words|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=1 February 2007|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> with her husband Aminur, two daughters Zakia (born 1995) and Nabila (born 2000), and mother-in-law.<ref name="thenational"/>


==Novels==
==Novels==
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*{{Twitter|rabinakhan|Rabina Khan}}
*{{Twitter|rabinakhan|Rabina Khan}}
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/rabina-khan Rabina Khan] on ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/rabina-khan Rabina Khan] on ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/rabina-khan/ Rabina Khan] on ''[[The Huffington Post]]''
*[http://www.mbalit.co.uk/author/510 Rabina Khan] on MBA Literary Agents
*[http://www.mbalit.co.uk/author/510 Rabina Khan] on MBA Literary Agents
*[http://www.authortrek.com/rainbow_hands_page.html Rainbow Hands] on authortrek.com
*[http://www.authortrek.com/rainbow_hands_page.html Rainbow Hands] on authortrek.com
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*Khan, Rabina. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/22/londoners-ken-livingstone-spin Londoners won't be fooled by the anti-Ken Livingstone spin]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 22 February 2012
*Khan, Rabina. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/22/londoners-ken-livingstone-spin Londoners won't be fooled by the anti-Ken Livingstone spin]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 22 February 2012
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbq6b Rabina Khan]. ''[[BBC Radio 4]]''. 17 October 2012
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbq6b Rabina Khan]. ''[[BBC Radio 4]]''. 17 October 2012
*Khan, Rabina. [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/rabina-khan/fixing-the-housing-crisis_b_6455522.html The Housing Crisis - What It Is and How We Fix It]. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. 12 January 2015
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Cllr
Rabina Khan
Councillor of Shadwell
in Tower Hamlets Borough
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byMohammed Rashid
Personal details
Born (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 51)
Independent (2010–2014)
Labour
(until 2010)
Spouse
Aminur Rashid Khan
​
(m. 1992)​
Children2
Residence(s)Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, England
OccupationWriter, novelist, politician, film producer, creative consultant, playwright, community worker
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.rabinakhan.com

Rabina Khan (Bengali: রবিনা খান; born 15 September 1972) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, politician, councillor for Shadwell, Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets Council, community worker and author of Ayesha's Rainbow.

Early life

Khan is the eldest of five siblings, whose father worked as a machine operator at Chatham Dockyards in Kent, he returned to Bangladesh to marry. Khan was born in Bangladesh and brought to England by her mother at the age of three.[1] Khan grew up in Rochester, Kent.[2]

In 1992, at the age of 19, after studying for her

A-levels, Khan left school, got married, and moved to Tower Hamlets, London to be with her husband, then a trainee teacher who is four years her senior.[1][3]

Writing career

In 2003, Khan published her first novel Rainbow Hands.[3] Followed by a short story If Birds Could Fly published in Channel 4's TN4 Magazine.[4] In 2006, she published her second novel Ayesha's Rainbow[5]

Khan was awarded a place on the Royal Literary Fund Mentoring Scheme and asked to take part in the Spitafields Women's Literary Festival 2004 and 2005. She was awarded a Tower Hamlets Civic Award.[3]

In June 2005, Khan co-founded Monsoon Press with Rekha Waheed,[1][6] She has also been involved in editing the anthologies, Silent Voices[7] and Behind The Hijab.[8] Between January 2006 to January 2008, Khan was writer in residence at Central Foundation Girls' School.[1][6]

Khan has worked as a freelance

Foreign and Commonwealth Office's documentary Young, British and Muslim.[9]

In January 2007, Khan founded television production company, Silsila Productions.[11] Since 2007, she has been a Creative Director at Silsila Productions.[9] In 2007, she also wrote the play Shilpa and Jade for the Wellcome Trust Pulse Project.[12] In 2009, she wrote the screenplay Shahid and Annika[13] She wrote and produced two short films – The Good Wife, sponsored by Sixteen Films, and Shrouded, commissioned by London Met Services.[12]

Community work

Khan has worked for as a Community Regeneration worker in Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. She has worked for Tower Hamlets Council in the social and education sectors and for government regeneration initiatives such as Bethnal Green City Challenge managing education and empowerment projects for women and young girls from ethnic minority communities. Khan has also been involved in community initiatives in Tower Hamlets.[3]

Political career

In May 2010, in the

2014, Khan was re-elected in the Shadwell ward. In April 2015, she announced that she will be a candidate in the election for Mayor of Tower Hamlets.[15][16]

Khan is now the Cabinet Member of Housing,[17] Development and Renewal with a remit for delivering housing pledges.[18]

Awards and nominations

In 2010, Khan was short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Award.[12] In October 2014, she was named 'hero of the year' in the prestigious European Diversity awards for her engagement in the East End and wider society.[19][15]

Personal life

Khan is a

Muslim[15] and lives in Whitechapel, London[20] with her husband Aminur, two daughters Zakia (born 1995) and Nabila (born 2000), and mother-in-law.[1]

Novels

Year Title Credit Publisher ISBN
2003 Rainbow Hands Author Authors Online 978-0755200887
If Birds Could Fly TN4 Magazine
2006 Ayesha's Rainbow Fore-Word Press 978-0954886721
2007 Silent Voices Editor Monsoon Press
2009 Behind The Hijab

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rabina Khan". BBC Radio 4. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Biography for Rabina Khan". Authors OnLine. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Cite error: The named reference "authorsonline" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Books and Writing". Rabina Khan. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  5. Amazon.co.uk
    . 15 September 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Book week: Profile - Rabina Khan". Asians in Media. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. Amazon.co.uk
    . 17 October 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  8. Amazon.co.uk
    . 11 February 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Behind the Hijab". Silsila Productions. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Rabina Khan
  10. ^ a b Enke, Anne (20 October 2010). "In Her Own Words – Rabina Khan Speaks of Her Labour Party Suspension". Anne of Carversville. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Rabina Khan – Artists directory". Arts & Entertainment. Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Rabina Khan". MBA Literary Agents. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Behind the Hijab". Silsila Productions. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Rabina Khan
  14. ^ Gilligan, Andrew (1 October 2010). "Lutfur Rahman: Eleven are expelled from the Labour Party". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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    East London Advertiser. Retrieved 30 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "eastlondonadvertiser" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page
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  16. London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  17. ^ "London Borough of Tower Hamlets". London Councils' Directory. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  18. ^ Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2011). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 68. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  19. ^ Asaad Buaras, Elham (28 November 2014). "Muslim Councillor wins European diversity award". Muslim News. Retrieved 1 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Saini, Angela (1 February 2007). "Racism in words". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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