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INTERNSHIPS
The Foundation works with organisations in industries where Muslims are traditionally underrepresented to deliver paid internship opportunities. These provide a valuable opportunity for British Muslims to develop their skills and gain useful industry experience.
Live Internships
editorial fellow | hyphen
In partnership with Hyphen, the Aziz Foundation is delighted to offer a paid editorial internship to a British Muslim who wishes to pursue a career in journalism.
The successful candidate will be supported by an experienced team of media professionals from a range of different backgrounds — including the editor in chief and deputy editors — to build the skills necessary for a future career in journalism. Over the course of the internship, you will perform research for Hyphen projects, write social media posts and report news stories. You will also conceive, pitch, develop and produce longer features. An interest in multimedia storytelling is advantageous.
This is a fixed term contract (6 months), hybrid working role based in London. The salary will be £30,784 pa. To apply, please submit your CV, a cover letter and an article that best demonstrates your journalism by 12 noon on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 to the Aziz Foundation.
Please see the Job Description for further details.
Editorial fellow | the independent
The Aziz Foundation is pleased to announce that it is offering two fellowships at the Independent for exceptional British Muslims looking to pursue a career in journalism.
The duties of the successful candidate will include working in a busy national newsroom and reporting on a wide range of stories including politics, crime, health, science and environment. Furthermore, the postholder will interview people both virtually and face to face with a view to identifying the best news angles and reporting in a range of different writing styles, including blog posts, breaking news, longer form news stories and features.
The editorial fellows will have indepth knowledge of Muslim communities or be active in supporting these communities, demonstrate experience working across digital and print media, and have a degree in journalism or a related subject.
These are full time roles with a salary of £30,784 pro rata . The application deadline is 12pm Tuesday 31st March and all shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.
Interns
Our previous and current interns and apprentices have had the opportunity to join wonderful organisations and gain experience in areas where they are traditionally underrepresented. In the past, we’ve partnered with the Financial Times, The Independent, Sky News, Evening Standard, Runnymede Trust, Gate Theatre, the Centre for Media Monitoring and the UN’s International Organisation for Migration, among others.
