Farzana Baduel

Farzana Baduel is President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and CEO of Curzon PR. She is the Resident PR Expert at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, an Honorary Fellow of the CIPR, and a Chartered PR Practitioner. Farzana is also the co-founder of the Asian Communications Network, which champions Asian leadership and representation across the communications industry. Her board roles include serving as a trustee of The HALO Trust and Soho Theatre, and as a member of the English Law Promotion Panel chaired by the UK Deputy Prime Minister.

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Is the Grass Greener in the United Arab Emirates?

The Middle Eastern oasis has been attracting my fellow Brits in droves. I went to see what the fuss is all about. I have been coming to the UAE for…

By Farzana Baduel · February 8, 2026

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Women Don’t Lack Ambition, They Lack a Level Playing Field

Before school drop-offs. After the children are asleep. Between paid work, care work, and the invisible labor of holding families and communities together. During motherhood, that is exactly what entrepreneurship…

By Farzana Baduel · January 26, 2026

Diaspora

The Mountain Where Power Goes to Be Seen

Snow is falling on Davos again, the way it does every January, turning a Swiss ski town into something between a fortress and a film set. Police checkpoints appear overnight.…

By Farzana Baduel · January 19, 2026

Bangladesh

A South Asian Woman’s Journey Through Britain

When my parents arrived in London in the 1960s, they joined a wave of South Asians who crossed continents in search of opportunity. They left Kashmir with hope in their…

By Farzana Baduel · November 21, 2025