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==Views==
==Views==
In June 2016 on the [[The Drum (TV program)|ABC The Drum]] program, Abdel-Magied said [[Sharia law]], "allows for multiple interpretations... it's about mercy, it's about kindness".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-15/the-drum-wednesday-june-15/7514544 |title=The Drum Wednesday June 15 |author=Hall, Eleanor|date=15 June 2016|work=[[The Drum (TV program)]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/ABCthedrum/status/742986904325529600/photo/1 |title=On Sharia law|date=15 June 2016|work=[[The Drum (TV program)]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> In February 2017 Abdel-Magied was a panelist on the [[Q&A (Australian talk show)|ABC Q&A]] program where she defended Sharia Law, arguing that women are treated well in Islam<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/qa-another-low-point-in-the-debate-in-australia-about-islam/news-story/3279110bc3906e532618fbb42844c9fa |title=Sugar-coating the reality of Islam |author=Lyons, John|date=14 February 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> with Islam being, "the most feminist" of all religions.<ref name = "Magied1">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4229022/Abdel-Magied-took-publicly-funded-tour-Islamic-nations.html |title=Women circumcised in Sudan, stoned in the UAE and banned from driving in Saudi Arabia: The global tour by Muslim activist who concluded 'Islam is the most feminist religion'... that YOU paid for |author=Johnson, Stephen|date=15 February 2017|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref name = "trip to the Middle East"/> On the same program, Abdel-Magied stated in response to another panellist that Sharia law is as simple as "me praying five times day," and that it says in Islam, "[[The obedience verse|you follow the law of the land on which you are on]]". This is why Islamic scholars have said, "they must comply with the laws of their country of residence without, at the same time, disobeying Islamic law."<ref name = "trip to the Middle East"/>
In June 2016 on the [[The Drum (TV program)|ABC The Drum]] program, Abdel-Magied said [[Sharia law]], "allows for multiple interpretations... it's about mercy, it's about kindness".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-15/the-drum-wednesday-june-15/7514544 |title=The Drum Wednesday June 15 |author=Hall, Eleanor|date=15 June 2016|work=[[The Drum (TV program)]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/ABCthedrum/status/742986904325529600/photo/1 |title=On Sharia law|date=15 June 2016|work=[[The Drum (TV program)]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> In February 2017 Abdel-Magied was a panelist on the [[Q&A (Australian talk show)|ABC Q&A]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/jacqui-lambie-and-muslim-youth-leader-in-qa-shouting-match-lambie-calls-for-sharia-law-supporters-to-be-deported/news-story/f035b5a2f3dc6d660ebab7c32f66eae1 |title=Lambie calls for Sharia Law supporters to be deported |author=Fox Koob, Simone|date=14 February 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/your-ban-got-lifted-get-over-it-lambie-and-muslim-engineer-lock-horns-on-qa/news-story/2b2940a1d51fb8fb5731c4da3987b3e4 |title=‘Your ban got lifted, get over it’: Senator Lambie and Muslim activist Abdel-Magied lock horns on Q&A |author=Reynolds, Emma|date=14 February 2017|work=[[News Ltd]]|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref> program where she defended Sharia Law, arguing that women are treated well in Islam<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/qa-another-low-point-in-the-debate-in-australia-about-islam/news-story/3279110bc3906e532618fbb42844c9fa |title=Sugar-coating the reality of Islam |author=Lyons, John|date=14 February 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> with Islam being, "the most feminist" of all religions.<ref name = "Magied1">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4229022/Abdel-Magied-took-publicly-funded-tour-Islamic-nations.html |title=Women circumcised in Sudan, stoned in the UAE and banned from driving in Saudi Arabia: The global tour by Muslim activist who concluded 'Islam is the most feminist religion'... that YOU paid for |author=Johnson, Stephen|date=15 February 2017|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref name = "trip to the Middle East"/> On the same program, Abdel-Magied stated in response to another panellist that Sharia law is as simple as "me praying five times day," and that it says in Islam, "[[The obedience verse|you follow the law of the land on which you are on]]". This is why Islamic scholars have said, "they must comply with the laws of their country of residence without, at the same time, disobeying Islamic law."<ref name = "trip to the Middle East"/>


==Roles==
==Roles==

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Abdel-Magied in 2016

Yassmin Abdel-Magied (born 3 March 1991[1]) is a Sudanese-Australian engineer, author, television presenter and activist.[2] She works for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, while also participating in the community as an activist on multiculturalism and promoting diversity and inclusion in western nations.

She also assisted in the founding of Youth Without Borders.[3][4][5]

Abdel-Magied gave a Tedx Talk[6] that has been viewed more than 28 thousand times. In 2016 she released a memoir, Yassmin's Story - Who do you think I am?, in which she describes growing up migrant and Muslim in Australia.[7]

Education

After attending the Islamic College of Brisbane for primary school, Abdel-Magied moved to John Paul College (Brisbane) for secondary school in 2003. In her memoir, Abdel-Magied stated that her father chose John Paul College "following the principal's positive response to my request to wear the hijab. Unlike other schools, which took weeks to send lukewarm responses to the idea of altering the uniform to fit my requirements, JPC quickly got back to say they were happy for me to wear a hijab as long as it was in school colours".[8][page needed] In her final year, she was elected as Senior School Vice Captain and graduated first in her class.

Abdel-Magied obtained her Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Queensland in 2011, receiving First Class Honours.[8][page needed]

Views

In June 2016 on the ABC The Drum program, Abdel-Magied said Sharia law, "allows for multiple interpretations... it's about mercy, it's about kindness".[9][10] In February 2017 Abdel-Magied was a panelist on the ABC Q&A[11][12] program where she defended Sharia Law, arguing that women are treated well in Islam[13] with Islam being, "the most feminist" of all religions.[14][15] On the same program, Abdel-Magied stated in response to another panellist that Sharia law is as simple as "me praying five times day," and that it says in Islam, "you follow the law of the land on which you are on". This is why Islamic scholars have said, "they must comply with the laws of their country of residence without, at the same time, disobeying Islamic law."[15]

Roles

Abdel-Magied was appointed to the Council for Multicultural Australia in August 2011.[16] In June 2016, she was seated next to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at an Iftar dinner, at Kirribilli House for Muslim community leaders.[17] In October 2016 the ABC program Australia Wide was recommissioned and is now presented by Abdel-Magied.[18]

Abdel-Magied was named Young Australian of the Year for Queensland in 2015.[1]

Trip to the Middle East

The Australian newspaper reported that in late 2016 Abdel-Magied visited a number of Middle Eastern locations including Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi UAE, Dubai UAE, Doha Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Ramallah Palestine, Israel, Cairo Egypt and Sudan. The purpose of the trip was to promote Australia and to promote her book.[15] The trip was funded the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), "from existing budgets". DFAT declined to reveal the cost of the trip.[15][14] The Australian cited examples of serious female repression in each of the above locations.[19]

Personal life

Abdel-Magied was born in Khartoum in 1991. Abdel-Magied’s mother is an architect with part Egyptian, part Sudanese heritage. Her father is an engineer of Egyptian descent.[5] She holds dual Australian and Sudanese citizenship.[20]

Abdel-Magied is a Sunni Muslim and wears a hijab.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Yassmin Abdel-Magied". Australian of the Year Awards. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Young Australian of the Year: National Finalist Young Australian of the Year 2015: Yassmin Abdel-Magied". australianoftheyear.org.au. 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Youth Without Borders History". Youth Without Borders. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Meet the Board of Directors: Yassmin Abdel-Magied". youthwithoutborders.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Flitton, Daniel (3 January 2011). "Fired up to be the first female, Muslim F1 driver". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ Yassmin Abdel-Magied (21 January 2015). What does my headscarf mean to you?. TEDxSouthBank, YouTube (Video). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ^ Ingram, Lauren (23 March 2016). "The most unlikely oil rig worker: Meet the young Muslim woman who loves working in one of the world's most dangerous jobs - and reveals what her macho male colleagues think". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ^ a b Abdel-Magied, Yassmin (2016). Yassmin's Story. Random House Australia. ISBN 978-0-85798-615-3.
  9. ^ Hall, Eleanor (15 June 2016). "The Drum Wednesday June 15". The Drum (TV program). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ^ "On Sharia law". The Drum (TV program). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ^ Fox Koob, Simone (14 February 2017). "Lambie calls for Sharia Law supporters to be deported". The Australian. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ Reynolds, Emma (14 February 2017). "'Your ban got lifted, get over it': Senator Lambie and Muslim activist Abdel-Magied lock horns on Q&A". News Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  13. ^ Lyons, John (14 February 2017). "Sugar-coating the reality of Islam". The Australian. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  14. ^ a b Johnson, Stephen (15 February 2017). "Women circumcised in Sudan, stoned in the UAE and banned from driving in Saudi Arabia: The global tour by Muslim activist who concluded 'Islam is the most feminist religion'... that YOU paid for". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d Overington, Caroline (16 February 2017). "Taxpayers billed for Q&A activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied's grand tour of Islamic regimes". The Australian. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Speech to the Australian Multicultural Council Launch, Canberra". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  17. ^ Burke, Liz (16 June 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull holds first Iftar dinner for Ramadan as a Prime Minister, but is teased on NBN". News Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Australia Wide". ABC News. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  19. ^ "The places Yassmin Abdel-Magied visited and how women are treated there". The Australian. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  20. ^ Schetzer, Alana (31 January 2017). "Travel ban exemption promised but has the damage to Australia's dual nationals been done?". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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