Adam Yosef
Adam Yosef, born 6 September 1981, is a journalist, community worker and political activist in the United Kingdom who writes a regular column for national entertainment weekly Desi Xpress.
Born in Marston Green in the West Midlands, Yosef was educated mainly in Birmingham.
In 2001, following the September 11th attacks, Yosef became involved with the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition. He went on to work as PR Officer for the Birmingham Mosque Trust, maintaining the public image of the charity and its chairman, Dr Mohammad Naseem.
He began working for Urban Media in 2005, writing for Midlands community newspaper, The Asian Leader, now The Asian Today, and for entertainment publication Desi Xpress.
He is also a regular writer for BBC Online and works closely with BBC Birmingham, with most of his work highlighting issues of socio-politics, diversity, culture, racism and religion.
Alongside writing, he is co-founder of the interfaith Saltley Gate Peace Group, a member of community empowerment organisation Birmingham Citizens and Community & Interfaith Liaison Officer for the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition.
Adam Yosef was also Press Officer for Salma Yaqoob and is said to be politically affiliated with RESPECT The Unity Coalition and the Socialist Worker's Party.
External links
Articles
- An Idiot's Guide to Ramadhan - BBC Online, October 2005
- March on Gleneagles, Peace amidst violence - BBC Online, July 2005
- Painting the town white - Making Poverty History - BBC Online, July 2005
- Make Poverty History, Adam Yosef and Richard Keddie - BBC Online, June 2005
- Brit champ backs refugee club - BBC Online, June 2005
- Pride - The Real Rainbow - BBC Online, June 2005
- A Moral Victory - Socialist Worker, May 2005
- The Power of Protest - IndyMedia UK *BBC, March 2005
- UK women terrorised by Israel - IndyMedia UK, 2005
- An Eid of Sorrow and Joy - BBC Online, Jan 2005
- The joy of Eid - BBC Online, November 2004
- What does Ramadhan mean for you? - BBC Online - November 2004
- The spirituality in fasting - BBC Online, 2004
- Messages of Peace - BBC Online, 2004
- Why I stand against hate, why I stand with Brummies - BBC Online, 2004
- Cycling for Peace, London to Jerusalem - BBC Online, August 2004
- Eid in Birmingham - BBC Online, 2003
- Ramadhan and Eid - BBC Online, 2003
- Radio Ramadhan - BBC Online, 2003
Media Coverage
- Faces behind the faith - BBC Feature, July 2005
- ‘Anti-war, pro-public services’ - UCE Students' Union, May 2005
- Deaf Students Rally for Pudsey - BBC Online, November 2004
- Bigley tribute destroyed at mosque - Tiscali/Reuters, October 2004
- Из мечети Бирмингема украдена книга соболезнований Кеннету Бигли - Lenta (Russian), October 2004 *Roline (Russian)
- Bigley condolence book stolen from mosque - Jenny Booth, The Times, October 2004
- Bigley mosque tribute destroyed - eTaiwan News, October 2004
- Tribute to slain Briton stolen from mosque - International Herald Tribune, October 2004
- 'We make a difference' - Socialist Worker, July 2004
- Channelling anger against Blair in Hodge Hill - Socialist Worker, July 2004
- My work experience at Central Mosque - Asif Hussain, BBC Online, June 2004
- Condolences book stolen from mosque - Caroline Wheeler, Sunday Mercury, March 2004
- Police probe Mosque's condolence book theft - Evening Mail, March 2004