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    Jun 05, 2022 4 minutes
    Interview Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

    Yassmin Abdel-Magied is one of Australia’s most passionate social advocates, speaking truth to power through her writing and activism. Now based in London, Yassmin fills us in on her life overseas and her new book of essays.

    In June 2017, I came to London for a Muslim women’s event and I was telling them about all the drama in Australia [Yassmin received daily abuse and death threats after a social media post she made referencing ANZAC Day]. They looked at me and were like, “What’s keeping you in Australia? Come to London. This would never happen here.” I went to another event, and it was just a room of young, Black Brits. I’d never

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