Working Mother of Three is an Inspiration to Asian Women

三個孩子的職業母親感召亞洲婦女

 

Tasnim Nazeer，倫敦藝術大學新聞學專業校友，進入“亞洲成就女性大獎”提名名單。身為三個孩子的母親，她工作勤懇，為 CNN 等多家媒體采寫報道文章，內容涉及人權、國際間相互信任和理解以及全球金融話題等領域。因其大量並卓有見地的工作，被行業同仁廣泛關注。

 

A HARDWORKING mother of three has been nominated as one of the most inspirational Asian women in the country.

 

Tasnim Nazeer, of Walton Avenue, South Harrow, is on the shortlist in the media category of the Asian Woman of Achievement Awards, for her freelance work and human rights journalism.

 

The 25-year-old has written articles for CNN, The Huffington Post, Business Media Group and Islamic Finance Magazine. She has covered issues such as promoting interfaith understanding as well as on global finance and has done enough to be noticed by judges, alongside esteemed BBC journalists and authors.

 

In addition to a brimming CV, Mrs Nazeer is also busy raising three young children, Aleena, four, Amran two, and five-month-old Aamil.

“Having a family and working is difficult, I am not going to lie,” she said. “But people can do it.

 

“I am hopefully taking away some of the stereotypes of Muslim women. We can actually do something and benefit the community.”

 

Mrs Nazeer added: “I am writing articles so people have their voices heard. It motivates me to carry on writing for things that bring about a change.”

 

Mrs Nazeer’s extended family live close by and offer her support with the children while her husband, Alfath, works as a doctor in Northampton.

 

“I have to have very good time management skills,” she said.

 

“I am sometimes up finishing off at 3am, doing interviews and writing them up. But my family are supporting me and it’s great to have that.”

 

Mrs Nazeer, who was born in Harrow and has Sri Lankan heritage, has a degree in journalism from the University of the Arts London, and is currently studying for a degree in English literature and language ‘just to make it a little bit more difficult for myself’, she said.

 

She is also seeking a publisher for a children’s novel she has just finished.

 

The achievement award results will be announced at an awards ceremony on May 16 at the London Hilton hotel.

 

（英文信息來自倫敦藝術大學）