[5] He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Bedfordshire in 2007, in recognition of his achievements as the editor of The Muslim News.
[2] In 2002, an article written by Versi in The Guardian highlighted the importance of diversity in media, encouraging increased representation of Muslims and efforts to change the 'Islamophobic culture' present in some media outlets.
[3] Following the September 11 attacks, he pointed out that "because of their own experiences, British Muslims don't believe the mainstream media," in relation to claims made by the British government at the time on their intelligence following the events of 9/11.
[7] In a 2006 academic paper, he further stated that "Government intelligence leaks certain information out in order to build up credibility for them to then do as they please.
"[9] In 2017 during an interview on Talk Radio with Julia Hartley-Brewer, Versi stated that he believed that most people in British society were not racist, prejudiced or Islamophobic.