Waleed Aly facts for kids
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Waleed Aly
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| Born | 15 August 1978 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Wesley College |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne Monash University |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, newspaper columnist, radio and television presenter, lawyer, academic, guitarist, songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | The Project |
| Spouse(s) |
Susan Carland
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| Children | 2 |
Waleed Aly was born on 15 August 1978. He is a well-known Australian television host, journalist, university teacher, and lawyer.
Waleed Aly teaches politics at Monash University. He works with their Global Terrorism Research Centre. He is also a co-host of the TV show The Project on Network Ten. He writes for Fairfax Media newspapers and co-hosts The Minefield, an ABC RN radio show about tricky ethical problems in modern life. He is also the lead guitarist for a rock band called Robot Child.
In 2016, he won the Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television. This award is for the most popular person on Australian TV.
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Early Life and Education
Waleed Aly was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His parents came from Egypt. He is a Sunni Muslim.
He went to Wesley College and finished his studies there in 1996. Then, he studied at the University of Melbourne. In 2002, he earned degrees in Chemical Engineering and Law.
In May 2017, Waleed Aly earned his PhD degree. His special project was about global terrorism.
Working as a Lawyer and Teacher
After finishing university, Aly worked for a judge in the Family Court of Australia. Until 2007, he worked as a solicitor (a type of lawyer) in Melbourne. In 2006, he also helped people for free (called pro bono) at the Human Rights Law Centre.
In 2007, Aly wrote a book called People Like Us: How arrogance is dividing Islam and the West.
In 2008, he was chosen to join the Australia 2020 Summit. This was a big meeting in Canberra to plan for Australia's future.
Aly is part of the Global Terrorism Research Centre at Monash University. He has talked about how many problems in the Middle East started because Western countries divided the land. He also mentions the demand for Middle Eastern oil and other events like the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After the Boston Marathon bombing, he said that terrorism is a "constant annoyance." He felt it was good that people were learning to handle terrorism better.
Media Career
Waleed Aly was in charge of public affairs for the Islamic Council of Victoria. During this time, he was often asked to speak on news shows. He has written his thoughts on social and political topics for newspapers. These include The Guardian, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Age.
Aly hosted the ABC TV show Big Ideas. He was also a regular guest on The Conversation Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne. He often appeared on The Project on Channel 10. He was also a panel member and producer for Salam Cafe. This was a weekly show made by young Muslim people in Melbourne.
In January 2012, he became the first host of RN Drive on ABC Radio National (RN). In December 2014, Aly left ABC to become a full-time co-host of The Project on Channel Ten. He started this new role on 26 January 2015. In April 2015, he returned to ABC RN to co-host The Minefield with Scott Stephens. He does this in addition to his work on The Project.
In November 2015, Aly spoke out against the group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He gave a four-minute speech called "What ISIL wants" on The Project. This was after the November 2015 Paris attacks. He called ISIL "bastards" and told people not to be afraid of them because "they are weak." This video, written by Aly and producer Tom Whitty, was put online. It was watched 13 million times in just one day.
As of 2023, Aly still co-hosts The Minefield. He works with religion and ethics expert Scott Stephens and a different guest each week. He also continues his role on The Project. He also writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Awards and Recognition
In 2005, Waleed Aly was praised at the Walkley Awards for his commentary and opinions.
In 2015, Aly and producer Tom Whitty were nominated for two Our Watch Awards. These awards are for great reporting that helps stop violence against women. They were nominated for their viral article, "Show Me The Money (Domestic Violence Funding)." They also won a United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award. This was for helping to promote issues about climate change with their "Renewable Energy Target" speech. Aly and Whitty also received a Walkley nomination for their excellent journalism.
In May 2016, Aly won the Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television. The public voted for him online to win this award.
In May 2016, Aly won Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Award for free speech.
In June 2016, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held the first Iftar dinner for Muslim community leaders. This dinner was at Kirribilli House. Aly and his wife were seated at the main table next to the Prime Minister.
In August 2016, Aly and Tom Whitty were again nominated for two Our Watch Awards. This was for their work to stop violence against women, for their article "Click Something Else." In September, they also won a United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Media Peace Award for Social Cohesion. This was for their speech "Send Forgiveness Viral." In October, Aly and Whitty received two Walkley nominations for excellent journalism.
Music Career
Waleed Aly is the lead guitarist and main songwriter for the Melbourne rock band Robot Child. The band added a song to the Jesuit Social Services' Just Music album. They played at the Famous Spiegeltent when the album was released. They were also praised for their cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" at the 2015 Walkley Awards.
Aly is also a featured artist on the song "Surah Maryam" from the 2021 album Paul Kelly's Christmas Train.
Personal Life
Waleed Aly lives in Melbourne. He is married to Susan Carland, who is an Australian writer and university teacher. They have two children. Susan Carland became a Muslim when she was 19 years old. She also has a PhD from Monash University.
See also
In Spanish: Waleed Aly para niños
