Yassmin Abdiel-Magdied

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-born Australian writer, social advocate and mechanical engineer. Yassmin worked on oil and gas rigs before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Teen Vogue, London’s Evening Standard, the Guardian and numerous anthologies. Yassmin has worked extensively in non-profit governance, founding her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16. She has since served on numerous board and councils, including the Council of Australian-Arab Relations, ChildFund, and as the Gender Ambassador for the Inter-American Development Bank. Yassmin has received national and international awards for her advocacy, including the Young Voltaire Award for Free Speech and Queensland Young Australian of the Year. Yassmin created Mumtaza, dedicated to the empowerment of women of colour, and most recently founded Kuwa, a platform tackling cultural change around sexual harassment in workplaces. She has presented for television including ABC’s Australia Wide, and documentaries such as The Truth About Racism; she created the series Hijabistas. Yassmin has delivered keynotes in over 20 countries on unconscious bias and leadership. Her TED talk, What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?, has been viewed over two million times. Yassmin is currently based in London.
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Twitter: @yassmin_a