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Zara Mohammed (born 2 August 1991) [ 1 ] is a Pakistani-Scottish faith leader serving as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2021 [ 2 ] until January 2025. [...

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Zara Mohammed (born 2 August 1991)[1] is a Pakistani-Scottish faith leader serving as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2021[2] until January 2025.[3] She was the first woman to lead the organisation.[4]

Biography

Mohammed's grandparents immigrated to Britain from Multan, Pakistan.[5] She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied at the University of Strathclyde, where she graduated with an LLB. She gained a BA (Hons) in Law and Politics in 2013, followed by an LLM in Human Rights Law in 2014.[2] In 2016, she became the first woman to lead the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS).[6] She has served as a lawyer since that year.[2]

Mohammed previously served as the Assistant Secretary General for the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), and was elected Secretary General of the organisation in 2021 after receiving the majority of affiliate votes over her competitor, Ajmal Masroor.[7] This was the first time a woman had held the position; Mohammed was additionally the youngest, as well as the first Pakistani-Scottish, person to serve in the role.[4][8][9]

As Secretary General of the MCB, 2021-25

First Minister of ScotlandHumza Yousaf meeting with Zara Mohammed, 7 November 2023

On 19 February 2021, Mohammed met with the Paymaster General, Penny Mordaunt,[10] breaking with the Government policy since 2009 of not engaging with the body.[11]

Woman's Hour controversy

El 4 de febrero de 2021, en su primera semana en el cargo, Mohammed apareció como invitada en el programa Woman's Hour de BBC Radio 4 para hablar sobre su elección como secretaria general. Durante la entrevista, la presentadora Emma Barnett la interrogó e interrumpió repetidamente sobre el número de imanes mujeres en el Reino Unido. Las imágenes de la entrevista se subieron a la página de Twitter de Woman's Hour , pero se eliminaron tras la polémica suscitada por la supuesta hostilidad de Barnett. [ 12 ]

Posteriormente, se publicó una carta abierta criticando el estilo de preguntas y el tono de Barnett durante la entrevista. [ 13 ] Entre los más de 100 firmantes se encontraban las políticas Sayeeda Warsi y Diane Abbott , la escritora Yassmin Abdel-Magied y la comediante Deborah Frances-White . [ 13 ] [ 3 ] Un portavoz de la BBC dijo que la corporación respondería "a su debido tiempo". [ 14 ]

En agosto de 2021, la revista British Vogue la nombró una de las 25 mujeres más influyentes del Reino Unido. [ 15 ] Posteriormente, describió esto como uno de los momentos más destacados de su mandato:

“Tuve la oportunidad de conocer a Vivienne Westwood . Pero lo mejor fue que después se me acercaron madres y chicas jóvenes musulmanas. Una madre me dijo: ‘No sabes lo que significa para mis hijas verte en Vogue’. Una chica de 14 años me contó que le costaba usar el hiyab , pero que yo la había inspirado”. [ 3 ]

Referencias y fuentes

  1. ↑ «Primera mujer elegida presidenta del Consejo Musulmán de Gran Bretaña» . The Nation Press . 2 de febrero de 2021. Archivado del original el 30 de abril de 2021. Consultado el 29 de abril de 2021 .
  2. 1 2 3 "Mohammed, Zara, (nacido el 2 de agosto de 1991), Secretario General del Consejo Musulmán de Gran Bretaña, desde 2021" . QUIÉN ES QUIÉN Y QUIÉN FUE QUIÉN . 2023. doi : 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u298685 . ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4Consultado el 4 de enero de 2024 .
  3. 1 2 3 Butt, Maira (4 de febrero de 2025). "Espero haber enorgullecido a la comunidad: Zara Mohammed sobre cómo MCB superó años 'turbulentos'" . Centro de Medios Religiosos . Recuperado el 3 de junio de 2025 .
  4. 12Sherwood, Harriet (31 January 2021). "Muslim Council of Britain elects Zara Mohammed as its first female leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ↑"First woman head of UK Muslim council targets stereotypes and COVID". Reuters. 1 February 2021.
  6. ↑"Meet The Pakistani-Scottish Muslim Student Shaking Up Islamic Societies In Britain". BuzzFeed. 26 September 2016.
  7. ↑"Zara Mohammed Elected Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ↑Smith, Laura (7 February 2021). "Interview: Zara Mohammed on becoming Muslim Council's first female leader". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. ↑Morrison, Hamish (1 February 2021). "Glasgow woman elected first female head of Muslim Council of Britain". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ↑Mohammed, Zara [@ZaraM01] (19 February 2021). "It was lovely meeting you @PennyMordaunt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑Fisher, Lucy (21 February 2021). "Minister under fire for meeting with head of Muslim Council of Britain". The Telegraph.
  12. ↑"BBC deletes interview clip of British Muslim community leader". Arab News. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. 12Mohdin, Aamna (17 February 2021). "BBC under fire over 'strikingly hostile' interview of Muslim Council of Britain head". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  14. ↑"BBC Woman's Hour accused of 'hostile' interview with Muslim leader". BBC News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ↑"Discover The Extraordinary Women Who Make Up This Year's Vogue 25". British Vogue. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2025.