Sarah Joseph OBE

December 3, 2020

Sarah is a writer, broadcaster, entrepreneur and internationally recognised public speaker.Renowned for her independent and innovative thinking, she has addressed audiences the world over. A graduate of King’s College London’s department ofTheology and Religious Studies, Sarah has spent almost 25 years in various forms of media. In 2003 she founded emel - a brand which first created the concept and then detailed the progression of Muslim Lifestyle. The brand fundamentally changed the way Muslims were marketed to, and made Sarah an expert in contemporary Muslim consumers and ethics. Following her daughter’s diagnosis with a life threatening and complex illness which meant she was out of school for several years, Sarah consulted for an international NGO on the needs of out-of-school children, and then started The Hope Curriculum. THC aims to bring the very best quality teachers to the estimated 263 million out of-school children on a website designed and conceptualised by media professionals.Sarah was awarded an OBE in the June 2004 Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for services to interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women’s rights. She has been listed as one of the UK’s most powerful Muslims in the Muslim Power 100 byCarter Andersen, one of Europe’s 40 most influential leaders under 40 byEuropaNova, and one of the World’s 500 most influential Muslims by GeorgetownUniversity and the Jordanian Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.