Munira Mirza
Munira Mirza works in local government and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental LM network. She has spoken at events of Big Potatoes and the Future Cities Project, is a contributor to Culture Wars and Pro-Choice Forum, co-founded the Manifesto Club, writes for Spiked, [1] spoken at the Battle of Ideas, adjudicated for Debating Matters and participated in a WORLDwrite event. [2] Munira previously studied at the University of Kent and lectured at the University of East London.
From a 2006 biography on the Guardian's Comment is Free website:
- Munira Mirza writes and broadcasts on issues related to multiculturalism, cultural identity and urban regeneration. She is an arts consultant for the London East Research Institute and is currently working on her PhD at the University of Kent. In 2005 she presented The Business of Race, a series for BBC Radio Four on race and diversity. She edited the report Culture Vultures in February 2006. Munira is also part of the Manifesto Club, which will launch in November 2006.[3]
The report, together with one Mirza authored on a survey of British Muslims, was published by the centre right think tank, the Policy Exchange. Mirza is now Director of Arts and Culture for the Conservative Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Affiliations
- Manifesto Club
- Spiked, has written articles for the website.
- Policy Exchange
Resources
- Harry's Place The Return of the RCP to London City Hall
Notes
- ↑ "Articles by Munira Mirza", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010
- ↑ Achievements and performance of the charity, WORLDwrite Annual Report 2008/9, acc 28 Nov 2010
- ↑ Munira Mirza, Profile, Guardian, acc 25 May 2010
