"I'm Painfully British": What it Means to be British and Muslim Right Now | Mehreen Khan

What does it mean to be visibly Muslim in British public life right now?

Mehreen Khan has been living that question since she was eleven years old - when 9/11 turned her faith into something she had to defend.

She's now Economics Editor at The Times, the first woman and first person of colour in the role, and one of the most outspoken Muslim voices in mainstream British journalism.

We cover:

• What Islam really means to her — the concept of fitrah and why faith makes you a better journalist

• How 9/11 turned Islam into a punk identity for Mehreen and ego death

• Being the first woman and first person of colour as Economics Editor at The Times Davos, elite financial circles, and what you see when you're inside the room

• Money: why economics is never morally neutral, and what it might look like to bring moral imagination back to capitalism
• What it means to be visibly Muslim in Britain right now
• Why Mehreen is quietly rooting for the revival of Christianity in British public life

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