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Rabina Khan

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Rabina Khan is a London-based writer and a former councillor and special adviser. Her writing can also be found in The Independent, Financial Times, The Guardian, Ipaper and The Washington Post. She is an Aziz Foundation and Journalism Diversity recipient, and is interested in climate and social justice, emerging economies, and women’s access to education. Rabina is also an ambassador lead for a national charity empowering girls and women. Her political memoir 'My Hair is Pink Under this Veil' was published in 2021.
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This winter has been difficult for Europe's Afghan refugees, many of whom use their limited incomes to send remittances to Afghanistan. Reuters
With sky-high heating bills, Afghans in Europe struggle to support families back home

Refugees are an important source of remittances, and when they struggle so do their loved ones

CommentDecember 07, 2022
Rabina Khan
A picture of Queen Elizabeth II is seen amongst flowers put down by well-wishers outside of Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday. AFP
As a Muslim family in Britain, the Queen was a part of our lives

The departed monarch has left a void in the lives of all of us, irrespective of our religious or ethnic background

CommentSeptember 11, 2022
Rabina Khan
A poultry farm owner inspects floodwater inside his farm, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on June 25, 2022. Floods in Bangladesh have left about 5 million people stranded and 70 people dead, with 48 of them in the northeastern region of Sylhet. Bloomberg
The link between colonialism and climate change

Modern-day slavery and environmental destruction are connected as well

CommentJuly 07, 2022
Rabina Khan
Families are having to make tough cost-saving decisions. PA
Britons should not be having to worry about heating their homes

The Conservatives must act now to protect vulnerable households as the cost of living crisis worsens

CommentJune 02, 2022
Rabina Khan
The Sharjah International Book Fair is on until November 13, 2021. Pawan Singh / The National
Sharjah's Book Fair welcomes a brave new literary world

Global literature is changing, and this year's offering at SIBF reflects that

CommentNovember 05, 2021
Rabina Khan
Situated along the Brahmaputra River Delta, Bangladesh is prone to flooding. In this photo taken in 2017, people are transporting fresh water in a banana boat during flooding in the Kajla area at Bogra. For many, the floods have caused them to leave their homes and take shelter else where. Many have not been able to return. KM Asad
Solutions to Britain's climate crisis may lie in Bangladesh

Rich countries should look to their poorer counterparts, who are already on the front lines of climate change

CommentJuly 05, 2021
Rabina Khan
An activist from the Extinction Rebellion, a global environmental movement, smashes a window at HSBC headquarters during a protest in Canary Wharf, London. Reuters
Extinction Rebellion’s violence and vandalism won’t save the planet

There are ways of addressing climate change without causing criminal damage

CommentApril 28, 2021
Rabina Khan

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