Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese diaspora writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate. The author of several books, including the essay collection Talking About a Revolution (2022), Abdel-Magied's debut literary novel At Sea, will be published in May 2026. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, New Lines, and The New Arab, where she writes on issues including the Sudanese revolution and the current war against civilians.

Founding Youth Without Borders at 16, Abdel-Magied is now an award-winning speaker and globally sought-after advisor on social justice and leadership, delivering keynotes and workshops in 25 countries. Her TED talk has over 2.8 million views and is recognised as one of TED’s top 10 ideas. She created the website eyesonsudan.net and supports sudandigitalarchive.com, a free, open source digital archive for Sudanese collective memory.