THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

Mediamohammad, goenawan [new]Goenawan Mohammad is a writer, editor, activist, and award-winning journalist. He is the founderand editor of Tempo Magazine, Indonesia’s most widely circulated weekly.PAKISTANhamid, zaid [new]One of the most influential television personalities in Pakistan, Zaid Hamid is a security consultantand strategic defense analyst by profession. He is also a popular political commentator, and is thefounder of Brass Tacks, a Pakistani think tank on global politics. Hamid also hosts ‘BrassTacks withZaid Hamid’ on News1 Channel and has been featured on ‘Wake up Pakistan’ on Pakistani satellitechannel ARY, as well as ‘Iqbal ka Pakistan’ on Aag TV. Although he has been deemed by some as aconspiracy theorist, he maintains a substantial audience.shakil-ur-rahman, mir [new]Shakil-ur-Rahman is the owner of the Independent Media Corporation, Pakistan’s largestmedia conglomerate. The Geo TV network and the Jang Group are both under this umbrellaorganization. Shakil-ur-Rahman is also the chief executive and editor-in-chief of the Jang Group,which publishes a number of newspapers and magazines in Urdu and English.EuropeNETHERLANDSmirza, umarUmar Mirza is chief editor of Wijblijvenhier.nl, the biggest Muslim weblog in the Netherlands. Heis also president of the Al Hidayah organization, which organizes Islamic courses, seminars andfestivals throughout the country.TURKEYdumanli, ekremEkrem Dumanli is the editor-in-chief of Zaman, a popular Turkish daily newspaper with close tiesto the Gülen movement. He has published five books and has written a play.UNITED KINGDOMatwan, abdel bariAbdel Bari Atwan is a prominent Palestinian-British journalist and editor-in-chief of the majordaily Arabic newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi. An expert on Middle Eastern and current affairs, Atwanis a leading writer and commentator, making regular appearances as a media consultant on majornews networks.joseph, sarahSarah Joseph is the editor of Emel Magazine. She has become influential as a commentator onIslam in Britain through her work as a speaker, publisher and broadcaster over the past decade.Her novel idea of creating a Muslim lifestyle magazine that focuses on the lives of everyday peoplehas played a significant part in changing the expectations of British Muslims with regards toIslamic publications. Emel also commands a readership of interested non-Muslims.khan, rizwanRizwan Khan—known more commonly as Riz Khan—is a British television news reporter andinterviewer of prominent personalities. He gained international prominence while working for theBBC and CNN in senior anchor positions, before moving to Al Jazeera English, where he currentlyhosts his own political talk show. He was born in the former South Yemen.165