Miqdaad Versi is director for media monitoring at the Muslim Council of Britain. The Guardian has described him as "the UK’s one-man Islamophobia media monitor." Versi grew up in Harrow, London in an Indian family. During his university studies, in pursuit of his interest in Islamic jurisprudence, Versi spent one year in Damascus, Syria learning Arabic and Islamic law. Versi occasionally writes opinion pieces for the Guardian and the Independent.