Recognition
Joseph was awarded an OBE in 2004 for services to “interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women's rights”.
She is listed as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University's The Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan; and one of the UK’s 100 most powerful Muslims in the Muslim Power 100 by Carter Anderson.
Her radio work has been recognised with a Sony Gold Award for Best Speech Programme for Beyond Belief with Ernie Rae; and a Sandford St Martin Trust Merit Award for All Things Considered with Roy Jenkins.
She was a member of the Downing Street delegation in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and was a member of the Home Office Task Force on extremism following on from that.
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