(2016) - Who Do You Think I Am? - Yassmin Abdel-Magied
In this memoir, Abdel-Magied goes through her upbringing as a child, being born in Sudan during the aftermath of corrupt Sudanese politics, family dynamics, and navigating the move to Australia in a post 9/11 time period. Her family was one of the first Sudanese families to arrive in Brisbane, Australia. She talks about her experiences working on oil and gas rigs as one of the few female engineers in Australia. Her intersectionality of identities helped shape her to be who she is now. Her mother, in particular, shaped her line of advocacy through encouraging her and her brother to be outspoken, especially when it came to injustice. She delves into the impacts of unconscious bias present. Abdel-Magied, talks about her visible differences, both as African and Muslim, in this memoir.
The stories being told about people like me [an Arab-African Muslim migrant woman] are often told by people who are not like me, and often without permission. […]. This book is about reclaiming the narrative, redefining it to my lived experiences and the varied experiences of the strong women and mentors in my life.