Munira Mirza

Munira Mirza was the Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture of London. Born in Oldham. She previously held the titles of Cultural Advisor to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and director of arts, culture and the creative industries for the Mayor of London.

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She previously worked as Development Director for the conservative think-tank Policy Exchange. While there she edited a collection of essays published as Culture Vultures: Is UK arts policy damaging the arts? (ISBN 978-0955190902), which challenged the government's efforts to promote socially inclusive arts. and wrote Living apart together British Muslims and the paradox of multiculturalism (ISBN 978-1906097028).

In December 2009 she appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Great Lives, nominating political philosopher Hannah Arendt.

Her The Politics of Culture: The Case for Universalism (ISBN 978-0230284531) is to be published by Palgrave Macmillan.