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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Arfa Khanum Sherwani<br />
|birth_place = [[Bulandshahr]], Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|11|1}}<br />
|alma_mater = {{bulleted list|[[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] | [[Aligarh Muslim University]] | [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]}}<br />
|occupation = Journalist,News Anchor<br />
| years_active = 2000–present<br />
|known_for = Reporting of Afghan Elections<br />
|awards = {{bulleted list|[[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]]|[[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Arfa Khanum Sherwani''' (born 1 November 1980) is an Indian journalist, and the senior editor of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''. She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections. She is an alumna of [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]], [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. She has received the [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]] and the [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons|Chameli Devi Jain Award]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Arfa Khanum Sherwani was born on 1 November 1980 in [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She completed her intermediate studies in the city and obtained a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree from [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] in Meerut. She received a diploma in journalism from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and completed her doctoral studies at the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name="urdu">{{cite web |title=بلند شہر کی شیرنی ’’عارفہ خانم شیروانی‘‘ بیباک، بہادراورآزاد خاتون صحاف |url=http://urducity.in/arfa-khanum-sherwani/ |website=UrduCity.in |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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Khanum started her career in journalism in 2000.<ref name="urdu" /> She joined ''[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]'' as an intern. She later worked with ''[[The Asian Age]]'' and then [[Sahara TV]]. She joined [[NDTV]] as a principal correspondent and news anchor.<ref name="sabra">{{cite web |title=Collective stereotypes |url=https://sabrangindia.in/interview/collective-stereotypes |website=SabrangIndia |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> She worked with [[Rajya Sabha TV]] until 2017<ref name="janta">{{cite web |title=Anger after Rajya Sabha TV addresses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as ‘His Holiness’ |url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/anger-after-rajya-sabha-tv-addresses-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-as-his-holiness/191221/ |website=Janta Ka Reporter |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref> and is the senior editor of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web |title=2 get Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/2-get-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalist/1761361 |website=OutlookIndia.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref> She was the only Indian journalist to cover the 2014 Afghan presidential elections.<ref name="sawm">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum |url=https://www.sawmsisters.com/author/akhanum/ |website=Sawm Sisters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
A 42 second clip was cut from a speech Khanum delivered at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] over [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] and was used to harass her. While talking to the [[Committee to Protect Journalists|CPJ]], she stated that she has received death and rape threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<ref name="deaththreat">{{cite web |title=Global Scribes' Body Asks BJP Leaders to Stop Online Harassment of The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://thewire.in/media/committee-to-protect-journalists-arfa-khanum-sherwani |website=The Wire |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="alt">{{cite web |title=Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers |url=https://www.altnews.in/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones/ |website=Alt News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons]], 2019.<ref name="newsminute">{{cite web |title=Journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani awarded Chameli Devi Jain award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalists-rohini-mohan-arfa-khanum-sherwani-awarded-chameli-devi-jain-award-120147 |website=The News Minute |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="laundry">{{cite web |title=Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani win the Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalists |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/13/rohini-mohan-and-arfa-khanum-sherwani-win-the-chameli-devi-jain-award-for-outstanding-woman-journalists |website=News Laundry |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
* Sahitya Samman<ref name="ted">{{cite web |title=About Arfa Khanum Sherwani |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35802 |website=Ted |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
* [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink Award]]<ref name="okhla">{{cite web |title=Okhla-based journalist Arfa wins journalism award |url=https://www.okhlatimes.com/okhla-arfa-award/ |website=Okhla Times |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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