Rabina Khan

MA CREATIVE WRITING, BIRKBECK UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

After successfully achieving a Gold Standard in my NCTJ Diploma in journalism and writing special reports for the Financial Times Project Publishing section as part of my placement, I feel ready to undertake a Masters.

My experiences thus far have influenced my decision to pursue a career in feature writing - a specialised long form of journalism.  Muslims are hugely underrepresented in this area which requires technical creative writing to tell compelling narratives, complete with an impactful plot and story characters.

I hope to amplify the voices and experiences of Muslims in the UK and around the world through special features, untold stories and dispelling negative stereotypes and myths.  Currently, I'm working part time at Yahoo News UK and advise a national charity.