Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied is an Australian mechanical engineer, activist and founder of Youth Without Borders.[1]
Abdel-Magied gave a Tedx Talk[2] that has been viewed upwards of 1.5 million 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.[3]
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".[4] 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.[4]
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.[1]
Abdel-Magied is a Muslim and wears hijab.[1]
Roles
She was appointed to the Council for Multicultural Australia in August 2011.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Fired up to be the first female, Muslim F1 driver". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2015-01-21), What does my headscarf mean to you? | Yassmin Abdel-Magied | TEDxSouthBank, retrieved 2016-05-19
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3505167/Yassmin-Abdel-Magied-author-Yassmin-s-Story-talks-working-oil-rigs-21-year-old.html
- ^ a b Abdel-Magied, Yassmin. Yassmin's Story. Random House. ISBN 9780857986153.
- ^ "Speech to the Australian Multicultural Council Launch, Canberra". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2016.