Yassmin Abdel-Magied Yassmin Abdel-Magied i(A153963 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Sudanese
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At sixteen, Yassmin Abdel-Magied founded Youth Without Borders, an organisation focused on enabling young people to work for positive change in their communities.

In 2007, Yassmin was named Young Australian Muslim of the Year for her work in the community and in 2010 Young Queenslander of the Year. In 2012, she was named Young Leader in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac's inaugural 100 Women of Influence Awards.

She graduated valedictorian of her class in 2011, with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honours) and was awarded the University of Queensland's Dean's Excellence scholarship.

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y separately published work icon Listen, Layla Melbourne : Penguin , 2021 20156860 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'Layla has ended the school year on a high and can’t wait to spend the holidays hanging out with her friends and designing a prize-winning Grand Designs Tourismo invention. But Layla’s plans are interrupted when her grandmother in Sudan falls ill and the family rush to be with her.

'The last time Layla went to Sudan she was only a young child. Now she feels torn between her Sudanese and Australian identities. As political tensions in Sudan erupt, so too do tensions between Layla and her family. Layla is determined not to lose her place in the invention team, but will she go against her parents’ wishes? What would a Kandaka do?'

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2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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