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|known_for = Reporting of Afghan Elections | known_for = Reporting of Afghan Elections
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'''Arfa Khanum Sherwani''' (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=مسلمانوں کی وجہ سے بھارت میں برقرار ہے سیکولرزم۔آئین کا تحفظ سبھی کیلئے ضروری : عارفہ خانم شیروانی |url=https://urdu.millattimes.com/archives/47958 |website=Millat Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.<ref name="sawm">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum |url=https://www.sawmsisters.com/author/akhanum/ |website=Sawm Sisters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She has received a ], the Sahitya Samman Award from the Hindi Academy, and the ].<ref name="newsminute">{{cite web |title=Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalists-rohini-mohan-arfa-khanum-sherwani-awarded-chameli-devi-jain-award-120147 |website=The News Minute |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She is currently senior editor at ].<ref name="ahl">{{cite web |title=Arfa Khanum Sherwani On Indian Muslims And The Media |url=http://ahl-alquran.com/English/show_news.php?main_id=11149 |website=ahl-alquran.com |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="outlook">{{cite web |title=2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/2-get-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalist/1761361 |website=OutlookIndia.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref> '''Arfa Khanum Sherwani''' (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=مسلمانوں کی وجہ سے بھارت میں برقرار ہے سیکولرزم۔آئین کا تحفظ سبھی کیلئے ضروری : عارفہ خانم شیروانی |url=https://urdu.millattimes.com/archives/47958 |website=Millat Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She has been accused of spreading misleading news.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-11|title=Arfa Khanum 'censured' for furthering unverified news|url=https://www.siasat.com/arfa-khanum-censured-furthering-unverified-news-1901064/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.<ref name="sawm">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum |url=https://www.sawmsisters.com/author/akhanum/ |website=Sawm Sisters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She has received a ], the Sahitya Samman Award from the Hindi Academy, and the ].<ref name="newsminute">{{cite web |title=Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalists-rohini-mohan-arfa-khanum-sherwani-awarded-chameli-devi-jain-award-120147 |website=The News Minute |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She is currently senior editor at ].<ref name="ahl">{{cite web |title=Arfa Khanum Sherwani On Indian Muslims And The Media |url=http://ahl-alquran.com/English/show_news.php?main_id=11149 |website=ahl-alquran.com |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="outlook">{{cite web |title=2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/2-get-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalist/1761361 |website=OutlookIndia.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
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A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the ] over ] 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.<ref name="deaththreat">{{cite web |title=Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://thewire.in/media/committee-to-protect-journalists-arfa-khanum-sherwani |website=The Wire |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="alt">{{cite web |title=Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers |url=https://www.altnews.in/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones/ |website=Alt News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the ] over ] 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.<ref name="deaththreat">{{cite web |title=Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://thewire.in/media/committee-to-protect-journalists-arfa-khanum-sherwani |website=The Wire |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="alt">{{cite web |title=Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers |url=https://www.altnews.in/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones/ |website=Alt News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>

Khanum is also known for being an alarmist and spreading fake news by furthering unverified news<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-11|title=Arfa Khanum 'censured' for furthering unverified news|url=https://www.siasat.com/arfa-khanum-censured-furthering-unverified-news-1901064/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>.

Khanum also calls "]" a Communal slogan<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/khanumarfa/status/1078550889563152385|url=https://twitter.com/khanumarfa/status/1078550889563152385|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> which is actually a slogan used by Indian Freedom Fighters.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Bharat Mata Ki Jai' was the Slogan of Freedom Fighters'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/mar/27/Bharat-Mata-Ki-Jai-was-the-Slogan-of-Freedom-Fighters-916608.html|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

Apart from her Journalism career, she is also a great Photo Manipulator, a skill she uses to edit her own pictures to show a great figure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=महिला पत्रकार आरफा खानम शेरवानी इस तस्वीर को लेकर हुईं ट्रोल, यूजर्स बोले- 'यहां लोग CAA के विरोध में जेल पहुंच गए और आप...'|url=https://www.lokmatnews.in/weird/arfa-khanum-sherwani-trolled-over-her-new-year-photo-twitter-slams-caa/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.lokmatnews.in}}</ref>


==Awards== ==Awards==

Revision as of 10:49, 9 May 2021

Indian journalist
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Born (1980-11-01) 1 November 1980 (age 44)
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materAligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupation(s)Journalist,News Anchor, Photo Manipulator
Years active2000–present
Known forReporting of Afghan Elections
AwardsSahitya Samman Award, Red Ink Award, Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons

Arfa Khanum Sherwani (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist. She has been accused of spreading misleading news. She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections. She has received a Red Ink Award, the Sahitya Samman Award from the Hindi Academy, and the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons. She is currently senior editor at The Wire.

Early life and education

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. Khanum obtained a diploma in journalism from the Aligarh Muslim University. She completed her doctoral studies from the Jamia Millia Islamia.

Career

Khanum started her career in journalism in 2000. 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. She worked with Rajya Sabha TV until 2017 and is currently a senior editor at The Wire.

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.

Khanum is also known for being an alarmist and spreading fake news by furthering unverified news.

Khanum also calls "Bharat Mata ki Jai" a Communal slogan which is actually a slogan used by Indian Freedom Fighters.

Apart from her Journalism career, she is also a great Photo Manipulator, a skill she uses to edit her own pictures to show a great figure.

Awards

References

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  11. "Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani". The Wire. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. "Journalist Arfa Khanum's speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers". Alt News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  13. "Arfa Khanum 'censured' for furthering unverified news". The Siasat Daily. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  14. "https://twitter.com/khanumarfa/status/1078550889563152385". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  15. "'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' was the Slogan of Freedom Fighters'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  16. "महिला पत्रकार आरफा खानम शेरवानी इस तस्वीर को लेकर हुईं ट्रोल, यूजर्स बोले- 'यहां लोग CAA के विरोध में जेल पहुंच गए और आप...'". www.lokmatnews.in. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  17. "Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani win the Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalists". News Laundry. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  18. "Okhla-based journalist Arfa wins journalism award". Okhla Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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