Claims to Fame

Rated among Time’s “Must Reads from Around The World”

Posted by on Jun 20, 2012 in Claims to Fame | 0 comments

My colleague Simon Allison pointed me to this link-love from Time on a piece on Pakistani politics - After the Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was disqualified from office by the Supreme Court Tuesday, the Daily Maverick asks if “the upper hand gained by the judiciary translates into a judicial coup.” Analysts have commented that whether a coup or not, it ”is telling of the chequered reality of Pakistani politics, where the greater good is being sacrificed in an insidious battle for power among Pakistan’s political elite.” Read...

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Featured in The Media magazine

Posted by on May 1, 2012 in Claims to Fame | 0 comments

The Media magazine rated me a journalist to watch, or as they call it - "Watch this space"

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Quoted by Al-Jazeera

Posted by on Feb 10, 2012 in Claims to Fame | 0 comments

After President Zuma regaled the masses with his grand plan for the nation in the 2012 version of the state of the nation address, I chatted to Al-Jazeera about how exactly the speech was received among the chattering/twittering classes.

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Rated among the most prominent South African journalists on Twitter

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in Claims to Fame | 0 comments

I was placed 28th in the online magazine Memeburn’s list of 50+ prominent journalists on Twitter. Name: Khadija Patel Platform: iMaverick and Daily Maverick Factoid: An excellent Twitter-curator, separating truth from rumour, on breaking news from the Middle East You can read the rest of the list here.

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A recommendation from Digital Media and Marketing Association

Posted by on Sep 1, 2011 in Claims to Fame | 0 comments

"Khadija Patel who cuts her teeth on Daily Maverick, and who’s strong, distinctive style has made her a writer to watch."

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Included in the Mail and Guardian Book of South African Women 2011

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Claims to Fame | 2 comments

I was included in the 2011 edition of the Mail and Guardian's Book of Women.

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