Eenasul Fateh

Eenasul Fateh ( _bn. ঈনাসুল ফাতেহ) (stage names Aladin and Danial) is a British -Bangladeshi living in London, the son of a Bengali ambassador.cite news | title=Running for Freedom: Roxanna's Story|date=2003|format=video documentary|publisher=National Geographic] From 2000 to 2005 Fateh was listed as the Vice-Chair of the Mayor of London's Cultural Strategy Group. [cite web|publisher=Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority|title=Mayor's Cultural Strategy Group for London|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/csg/csgmmbrs.jsp] He is also a magician, described in 1999 by "The Times", as "an extraordinary magician, performer and artist". However, he has apparently received little coverage in the specialised magic press (see "Conflicting information" below).

Roxanna, Aladin's daughter, along with other members of his family including Aladin's wife, were subjects of a 2003 "National Geographic" documentary (authored by Aladin [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879846/ IMDB entry for "Roxanna's Story"] ] ) about refugees from other countries who are settling in London, "Running for Freedom: Roxanna's Story".

In 2005, Aladin's sleight of hand style was showcased on the DVD Book of Cool, a project featuring work from performers with a variety of skills, ranging from skateboarding to card tricks. [cite web|publisher=Book of Cool|title=The Book of Cool: Cards and Magic|url=http://www.bookofcool.com/html/Profile_Cards_and_Magic.asp]

In 2007, Aladin played himself in the Universal Pictures film "Magicians". [cite web|publisher=Yahoo Movies|title=Magicians 2007|date=2007|url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/m/Magicians/index-3705479.html] [cite web|publisher=IMdb|title=Magicians (2007)|date=2007|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0841027/]

References

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* [http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=604 Greater London Authority - Press Release by the Mayor of London] , August 7, 2000
* [http://www.city.ac.uk/cpm/download_files/2004-2005_Brochure_Dept._Arts_Policy_and_Management.pdf London City University, Department of Arts and Policy Management] , 2004-2005 brochure

* "The Book of Cool", 2005, DVD. Trailer has a brief [http://www.bookofcool.com/html/Profile_Cards_and_Magic.asp video clip] of Aladin performing. (click on the picture of the cards to start the clip)

External links

*imdb name|id=2409268|name=Aladin
* [http://www.familytechshow.com/archives/2005_10.html FamilyTechShow USA Radio interview with Aladin]
* [http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/news/ymonday/120503ym.htm Institute of Development Studies]
* [http://www.subvirt.com Aladin's personal website]
*cite web|publisher=London Sustainability Exchange|title=A magical presentation of climate change: aladin|date=2007|url=http://www.lsx.org.uk/whatwedo/aladinclimatechange_page3031.aspx