Kristiane Backer
Encyclopedia
Kristiane Backer is a German
-born television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London
.
. In 1989 became the first German presenter (video jockey) for what was then an English-only pan-European Music TV channel, MTV Europe
where she presented a variety of shows till 1996. At the same time she created and hosted from 1992 to 1995 a youth program on Bravo TV
. For her television work Backer was awarded with the Golden Camera and two Golden Otto awards.
At MTV, Kristiane hosted the Coca-Cola Report, the European Top 20, Awake on the Wild Side, Headbangers Ball and Party-Zone. After 1996, she worked two years on NBC Europe
for the daily culture show, The Ticket NBC.
After many year's break from the television business Backer hosted again in 2009, including the travel programs for the Travel Channel
, and the inter-faith program Matters of Faith for the international channel Ebru
TV. She also hosts European business presentations, conferences, galas and award ceremonies.
i cricket
er Imran Khan
, she converted from Protestantism
to Islam
. She generally does not wear a headscarf
in the West, but supports women who do, saying: "women in hijab should not be discriminated against but a woman's choice must be respected". In May 2009 she published her memoir From MTV to Mecca - How Islam inspired my life in Germany.
On 14 April 2006 she married the Moroccan
television journalist Rachid Jaafar in a nikah
ceremony. but they divorced in 2008. Backer still lives in London.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Occupation
From 1987 to 1989 she worked as a trainee for the private radio station Radio HamburgRadio Hamburg
Radio Hamburg is a private commercial radio station set up in the '80s to play the big hits of the times. Nowadays it plays hits from the '90s onwards, on high rotation. Their slogan is "Die Mega-Hits der 90er, 2000er und dem Besten von heute“. Its services also include reports on weather and...
. In 1989 became the first German presenter (video jockey) for what was then an English-only pan-European Music TV channel, MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
where she presented a variety of shows till 1996. At the same time she created and hosted from 1992 to 1995 a youth program on Bravo TV
Bravo TV
Bravo TV may refer to:* Bravo , U.S. cable TV channel owned by NBCUniversal* Bravo , former British television channel owned by Living TV Group, a subsidiary of British Sky Broadcasting...
. For her television work Backer was awarded with the Golden Camera and two Golden Otto awards.
At MTV, Kristiane hosted the Coca-Cola Report, the European Top 20, Awake on the Wild Side, Headbangers Ball and Party-Zone. After 1996, she worked two years on NBC Europe
NBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
for the daily culture show, The Ticket NBC.
After many year's break from the television business Backer hosted again in 2009, including the travel programs for the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
, and the inter-faith program Matters of Faith for the international channel Ebru
Ebru
-Given name:*Ebru Destan, Turkish singer, actress and model*Ebru Gündeş, Turkish pop-folk singer, actress, and television personality*Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Turkish long-distance runner*Ebru Yaşar, Turkish pop folk music singer...
TV. She also hosts European business presentations, conferences, galas and award ceremonies.
Private life
In 1995, after meeting PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, she converted from Protestantism
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. She generally does not wear a headscarf
Headscarf
Headscarves or head scarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as for warmth, for sanitation, for fashion or social distinction; with religious significance, to hide baldness, out of modesty, or other...
in the West, but supports women who do, saying: "women in hijab should not be discriminated against but a woman's choice must be respected". In May 2009 she published her memoir From MTV to Mecca - How Islam inspired my life in Germany.
On 14 April 2006 she married the Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
television journalist Rachid Jaafar in a nikah
Nikah
Marriage in Islam is an Islamic prenuptial contract between a man and woman to live as husband and wife. It is a formal, binding contract considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride involved in marriage proceedings...
ceremony. but they divorced in 2008. Backer still lives in London.
Publications
- From MTV to Mecca: How Islam has changed my life, 2009, ISBN 978-3-471-30009-1
- Islam as a Way of the Heart: Why I am a Muslim, 2010, ISBN 978-3548745114
External links
- www.kristianebacker.com - official website
- Kristiane Backer at Youtube - YouTube Channel
- „Der Islam ist sehr zugänglich“, Interview with the islamischen Zeitung (German)
- Biography Kristiane Backers Matters of Faith