Naser Khader

Education and Courses

MSc Economics from University of Copenhagen 1993.

Supplementary courses in rhetoric and communication, Aarhus University, 1994-1995.

Middle East studies, Odense University, 1991-1993.

Supplementary courses in minority studies, University of Copenhagen, 1993.

Studies Theology at University of Copenhagen.

Profession and Positions of trust

Writing chronicles, comments, and blogs for different Medias in Scandinavia.

Radio host on "P1" (Danish Radio Channel), as of January 2012

Blogging on BT (a Danish news paper), "Verden ifølge Khader" (The World according to Khader), since 2011

Member of the Danish Parliament from 2001 to 2011

Member of The Conservative Party since 17th of March 2009

Leader of the Party New Alliance 7th of May 2007 to 28th of August 2008

Member of the Social Liberal party 1984-2007

Member of the central board of the Social Liberal Party

Member of a think tank concerning integration established by the Interior Ministry 2000 - 2001

Member of Member of the Danish Council of Ethics

Member of the central board of Lokal- og Anlægsfonden 1999-2000

City Councilor, The Social Liberal Party, 1997-2000

Consultant for Denmark's Radio 1989-97

Arabic interpreter and translator 1983-1998

Consultant in the housing association DAB

Member of the central board of Nyt Europa (New Europe) and of their group of spokesmen

Publications

Author of Ære og Skam (Honour and Shame), (Borgen, 1996).

Khader.dk with Jakob Kvist (Aschehoug, 2000).

Modsætninger Mødes with Bent Melchior (A Meeting of Opposites), 2003.

Tro mod Tro with Kathrine Lilleør (Faith against Faith), (People's Press, 2005).

Naser Khader og folkestyret , (Naser Khader and Representative Government), 2005.

Awards

The International Secular Award __Marianne__ from Comité Laïcité Republique France 2007.

The newspaper Jyllands-Posten's award Freedom of Speech 2006. Livsforum Livspris 2006.

Heiberg-prisen—a freedom of speech award 2002.

Junior Chambers' award "The Outstanding Young Person 2001."

Modermål-Selskabets' (the Native Language Association) Native Language Award 2000.

The AFS-Interkultur Intercultural Award, 1999.

Danish Authors' Association award for Peace and International Understanding, 1998.

The Cultural Award from the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark (HK) 1998.