Who is Yassmin Abdel Magied and what does she do?
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: Writer/Broadcaster/Engineer. Yassmin Abdel-Magied (born 1991) is an expatriate Sudanese-Australian media presenter and writer, after an early career as a mechanical engineer. She was named Young Queenslander of the year in 2010 and Queensland Australian of the Year in 2015 for her engagement in community work.
Who is Abdel Majed Abdel Bary and what did he do?
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary (Arabic: عبد المجيد عبد الباري; born 16 June 1991) is a British former rapper and Islamist militant from Maida Vale, West London.
Why was Rachael Abdel Magied sacked from ABC?
Abdel-Magied has been based in the United Kingdom since 2017, after her comments about Sharia law on TV and a social media post on Anzac Day led to her being widely attacked in Australian media, a petition calling for her sacking from ABC TV, and numerous death threats on social media.
When did Yassmin Abdel Magied start Youth Without Borders?
As high school students in 2007, Abdel-Magied and two others founded “Youth Without Borders” (YWB) in Australia, and she continued as chairperson until 2016. In 2007, she was named Young Australian Muslim of the Year.
When did Layla Yassmin write her first book?
Yassmin trained as a mechanical engineer and worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for years before becoming a writer and broadcaster in 2016. She published her debut memoir, Yassmin’s Story, with Penguin Random House at age 24, and followed up with her first fiction book for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019.
When did Yara Abdel-Magied appear in Homecoming Queens?
In 2018, Abdel-Magied presented six six-minute episodes of an Islamic headwear fashion program on ABC iview. In April of the same year, Abdel-Magied appeared in her acting debut in the SBS TV series Homecoming Queens, made in her Australian hometown of Brisbane, about the lives of two young women as they dealing with life after major illness.