Omar Shahid is a freelance journalist, copywriter, agent and social media consultant. He is also the CEO and co-founder of Alif and Ain.
He has written for The Guardian, New Statesman, Times, Independent, Al Jazeera, Goal.com, MTV, Huffington Post and local papers. He is also former politics editor at Live Magazine, a national youth publication.
Omar specialises in religious and political affairs, but has also written about music, comedy, football and youth issues. He has been interviewed on different radio stations, been asked to appear on BBC, Sky News and Russia Today and was a judge at Debating Matters, a national debating competition. Omar was chosen by the Economist to teach children the basics of journalism, and has also been invited by different national governments to attend conferences on religion and the modern world.
Inviting the likes of Lord Nazir Ahmed, Jack Straw, Imran Khan (Solicitor of the McPherson Report), MP Keith Vaz and more, he has worked under TV presenter and Media Analyst, Carl Arrindell.
Omar has interviewed a host of influential figures, including:
Alastair Campbell
Billy Childish
Paul Mason
Ken Livingstone
Siobhan Benita
Jon Snow
John Bercow
Chuka Umunna
Sayeeda Warsi
Rabia Bhatti
Jake Humphreys
Amir Khan (boxer)
Luol Deng (NBA basketball player)
Marcell Dareus (NFL Star)
Khalid Ismail (MMA fighter)
Mizz Nina
Immortal Technique
Lowkey
Talib Kweli
Ghetts
Black the Ripper
Devlin
Logic
Mic Righteous
Akala
Maher Zain
Raef
Omar Regan (comedian and actor)
Zain Bhikha
John Sutherland
Yasmin Mogahed
Tamara Gray
Dr Zainab Alwani
Scott Kugle
Follow me on twitter: @omar_shahid
Contact:
Email: omarshahid99@gmail.com
