Mosaic held the first Talent Awards on Wednesday 26th November 2008 in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, Founder of Mosaic, and HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan, Chairman of Mosaic and Chair of the Mosaic Talent Awards. 500 guests joined them at the Natural History Museum in London to celebrate the achievements of both finalists and winners.

Awards

Follow the links below to see details of the finalists and winners of each award.

Entrepreneur - Science & Technology - Arts, Culture and Media - Community Leadership - Sports - Volunteer - Interfaith - International

Judging panel

The Judging panel was chaired by HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan.  The pther panel members were: Peter Sanders, photographer; Neil O'Connor, Department for Communities & Local Government; Iqbal Wahhab, Roast Restaurant; Baroness Falkner of Margravine; Sharif Hasan Al Banna, Awakening; Arthur Snell, Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Aaqil Ahmed, Channel 4; Simon Yun-Farmbrough, Fenchurch Advisory Partners; Pinky Lilani OBE, Spicemagic; Karman Ikram, Accenture Technology Cnsulting; Asad Ahmad, BBC News London; Belinda Moore, BMI Healthcare; Dr Zahoor Qureshi, Foreing & Commonwealth Office; Syed Muhammed Ali, Fortune Grou; Tidjane Thiam, Prudential Plc; Dr Haseena Lockhat, Worcester PCT; Khawar Mann, Apax Partners Ltd.

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Entrepreneur Award sponsored by Fenchurch Advisory Partners Ltd, presented by Simon Yun-Farmbrough

Outstanding achievement in setting up and or running a business or social initiative by a young Muslim person or a predominantly Muslim group of young people

ULFAH ARTS

SOMALI DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (SDS)

MR ATIF ALI, CVBOOSTERS

MR SABIRUL ISLAM - WINNER 

Science & Technology sponsored by Accenture, presented by Kamran Ikram

Outstanding contribution to the advancement of science and technology by a young Muslim. 

MR IMRAN HAKIM - WINNER

MR RANA ALI 

MS SOUMAYA MAUTHOOR

Arts, Culture and Media sponsored by Awakening, presented by Sultan Alturki

Recognition of a young Muslim who has excelled in or made a significant contribution to the world of the arts, culture or media, raising the profile of Muslims and representing Muslim life.

MS AMREEN PHUL

MR MUIZ ANWAR

MRS ZARAH HUSSAIN - WINNER

MISS HUMA QURESHI

Community Leadership sponsored by the Department of Communities & Local Government, presented by Sadiq Khan MP

Recognition of an individual or organization of any faith that have worked to improve access to opportunities, community cohesion and the interaction of Muslim communities with others.

BRITISH MUSLIM HERITAGE CENTRE (BMHC)

MISS AZIZA AL-YASSIN

MISS ATIFA SHAH

POSITIVE PROSPECTS - WINNER

MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE (MYH)

Sports Award sponsored by Fortune Group, presented by Mr Syed Muhammed Ali

Recognition of a young Muslim person who have excelled in sports or made a positive contribution to society through a sporting initiative

MR ADIL RASHID

MUSLIM WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION (MWSF) - WINNER

MR ASAD REHMAN

MR WASIM KHAN

Volunteer Award sponsored by BMI Healthcare, presented by Belinda Moore

Awarded in recognition of volunteering efforts by a Muslim individual or predominantly Muslim group who have made an outstanding impact on the British Muslim community.

FRIENDSHIP CAFE / GYMNATION

MR MUJIBUL ISLAM

FEDERATION OF MUSLIM ORGANISATIONS (FMO)

PC ASIF SADIQ

MS GULISTAN AKSAHIN - WINNER

Interfaith sponsored and presented by Tidjane Thiam

Awarded in recognition of a group committed to promote dialogue, collaboration and respect between Muslims and those of other faiths

NORTHAMPTON YOUTH FORUM (NYF)

COEXIST FOUNDATION

THREE FAITHS FORUM

MUJU CREW - WINNER

International sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, presented by Asad Ahmad

Awarded in recognition of a young Muslim person or predominantly Muslim group of young people committed to promote dialogue, understanding, collaboration or charitable work on an international basis.

FAIZAAN AHMED, HALIMA TRUST

ZAINAB WALIULLAH

ISLAMIC RELIEF - WINNER

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